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LITURGY 



THE USE OP THE 



EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. 



BY AUTHORITY OF 

THE MINISTERIUM OF PENNSYLVANIA 

AND 

ADJACENT STATES. 



PHILADELPHIA: 

LINDSAY & BLAKISTON 

1860. 



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Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1S60, by 
LINDSAY & BLAKISTON, 

in trust for the German Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and adjacent 
States, in the Clerk's Office of the Eastern District of the State of Pennsylvania, 



PRINTED BY HENRY B. ASHMEAD. 



PEEF ACE. 



The Synod of Pennsylvania, the oldest, and for a long time the 
only Synod of the Lutheran Church in this country, in the first 
year of its existence, " found it necessary to prepare a Liturgy, in 
order to secure uniformity in the ceremonies of public worship." 
This first brief Liturgy was republished with alterations and addi- 
tions in 1786. The next edition in 1818 differs but slightly in 
the order of public worship from the preceding. In 1842 a new 
edition, carefully revised and much enlarged, was published by 
the Synod of Pennsylvania in connection with the Synods of New 
York and Ohio. In 1855 a new edition was published, the fifth 
since 1748, in which many and important alterations and additions 
were introduced, chiefly for the purpose of securing a fuller con- 
formity to the ancient usage of the Lutheran Church. This is 
now the standard edition appointed for the use of the Congrega- 
tions connected with the Synod. 

Of this edition the present work is a translation, made by 
authority of the Synod for the use of those Congregations in which 
the English language is used. Much of the matter contained in 
the German Liturgy the translators have been instructed to omit 
as superfluous. In that portion of the work of which a translation 
is here presented, the translators have been instructed to make a 
number of alterations, chiefly for the purpose of securing a stricter 
conformity to the general usage of the ancient and purest Liturgies 
of the Lutheran Church, but in a few instances for the purpose of 
conforming to the practice of our English Churches in this coun- 
try. A few of these alterations may be mentioned here. 

The German Liturgy contains no collection of Introits, unless 
the Versicles which precede the Collects are of this nature, though 
they seldom correspond with the ancient Introits. A selection of 
Introits is here given, taken chiefly from the Liturgy of the 
Lutheran Church of Bavaria. They are intended to be sung by 
the Congregation, and to supplant the introductory anthem so 
frequently sung by the choir, and thus to furnish an appropriate 
opening of the service. 

The Confession of Sins contained in the New York Hymn 
Book, which has found more general acceptance in our English 
Churches than any other, has been added. 

The Nicene Creed has also been added for occasional use. 

The most noticeable alteration is in the position of the General 



IV PREFACE. 

Prayer. The almost invariable usage of the ancient Liturgies of 
the Lutheran Church is to place it after the Sermon. To this 
usage all the editions of the German Liturgy of the Pennsylvania 
Synod conform, except that of 1842. There can scarcely be a 
doubt that this is its most appropriate place, and that it disturbs 
the natural order of the several parts of the service to place it 
before the Sermon. It has been placed there solely because of the 
almost universal usage of our English Churches. Wherever 
practicable, it would be much better to place it, where by the 
common consent of almost all Lutheran Liturgies it belongs, after 
the Sermon. 

To the General Collects a number of Special Collects have been 
added, any of which may be used, at the discretion of the Minister, 
in the public or private ministrations of his office. 

For the performance of ministerial acts but one form has been 
given. Where several are found in the German Liturgy, the 
oldest and most generally received has been selected. 

The work here presented for the use of the English Churches 
within the Synod of Pennsylvania, and any others which may see 
fit to adopt it, will be found to agree more nearly with the ancient 
usage of the Lutheran Church, than any which has yet been pub- 
lished in the English language by any portion of our Church in 
this country. Notwithstanding various minor differences between 
the older Liturgies of the Lutheran Church in the several coun- 
tries of Europe, there is a substantial agreement in the prominent 
outlines of the Divine Service. And the Order of Divine Service 
contained in this work agrees with them in all things essential, 
except in position of the general prayer. 

Let us examine the several parts of the Order of Morning Ser- 
vice in their connection, and learn that their arrangement is not 
arbitrary, but is in harmony with the deepest feelings of the 
spiritual life, and like those feelings gathers round the two great 
centres of the Word and the Sacrament. Lohe, in the preface to 
his Liturgy, furnishes a sketch, which with some alterations is 
here followed. 

A week has been added to the past, another lies before you, 
between them comes Sunday, the day of communion. You come 
with the Congregation into the presence of the Lord to worship 
before him. Your purposes and desires are expressed in the words 
of the Introit. Pastor and people recount their longings in the 
words of the Psalms hallowed by the use of ages. 

Having thus given utterance to your desire to worship before 
the Lord, what do you do ? You wash from your feet the dust gather- 
ed along the daily journey of life. Your first act of devotion, after 



PREFACE. V 

the Introit, is the Confession of sins, which can have no more beau- 
tiful form than that responsive one in which Pastor and people 
mutually comfort each other. 

The Minister, commissioned by God, exhorts the Congregation 
to confess their sins, and then speaking in their name, lays before 
God their acknowledgment of guilt, their penitence, and their 
longings for forgiveness. And now the whole Congregation, bowed 
down under a sense of their guilt before God, and the whole bur- 
den of sin, with its bitter fruits in this life and in the world to 
come, and longing for forgiveness, joins in to implore the mercy 
of God in the Ki/rie. The Minister declares to the penitent, long- 
ing people, the assurance of mercy in the words of Absolution. 

In the Confession and Kyrie, the Congregation have presented 
themselves before God as humble suppliants, needing his grace and 
help. The Lord draws nigh to his waiting people, who filled with 
gladness at the assurance of forgiveness, burst out into the angelic 
hymn of praise. As of old in the manger, so now the Lord comes to 
those who sing the Gloria in excelsis. The thanksgiving of the 
angels still resounds when the Lord comes to the place where he 
has recorded his name. He comes. He is received and praised 
as the Triune God, to whom we draw nigb through Christ. No 
other hymn of thanksgiving to the Lord who comes down to receive 
the praises of his people, which men have ever uttered, surpasses 
in solemn majesty this prayer. 

His countenance shines graciously, but he is still silent, he 
listens to the words of the Congregation. Therefore once more 
summing up all their necessities and all their desires, they give 
utterance to them in a single sentence in the Collect. The pecu- 
liar thought of the Festival or Sunday pervades the general wants 
of the soul more fully in the Collect than in the Introit. In one 
clear thought the soul expresses its wants, and then casts itself, 
waiting and longing, before him to whom all flesh must come, 
because he is the hearer of prayer. 

The Congregation is silent. He breaks the silence, speaking to 
the Congregation through his gracious word. His spirit bears 
witness through the mouth of the Apostles, in the words of the 
Epistle. The Congregation meet him with a fervent entreaty that 
he would sanctify them through his word. 

He speaks again. He draws still nearer to his worshipping- 
people. They receive his own words in the Gospel. The Con- 
gregation answers with a joyful ascription of praise. Their hearts 
are filled by the power of the gospel with living faith. After 
their worship comes a blessed union and communion with the 
Lord in the Creed. No longer grief for sin, no longer dread of 
the divine wrath, no longer sighs of longing, but a joyful confi- 

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VI PREFACE. 

deuce till the soul. They sit down in his presence, and in the 
§ .1 Is begun the sweet converse, the communion of saints, 
who rejoice together in the Lord, and ponder on his word. 

The highest point in the Service has now been reached, unless 
the Sacrament is administered. 

The Church feels herself, as the bride of the Lord, rich in him 
and through him, but rich also through others. In her own 
abundance, she remembers all the wants and misery of earth. 
Wishing every good to all men, she comes to the Altar with her 
supplications, prayers and intercessions. Seeking blessing for all, 
she comes reverently to the throne of richest blessing. Pier heart 
becomes filled with the grand thought that the Church here and 
in heaven is but one, that pilgrims here are united in their prayers 
with all the redeemed in heaven, and that the prayers of both 
unite to cause the day of everlasting glory speedily to come. 

If the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is not administered the 
Service now hastens to a close. But if the Service is made com- 
plete by the administration of the Sacrament, the Congregation 
passes from intercession to thanksgiving in the Prefation. The 
thanksgiving loses itself in the Sanctus, the Thrice-holy. The 
Congregation filled with rapture by the Sanctus feels that the 
Lord comes to the Sacrament and greets him with the glad 
Hosanna. 

They make ready their hearts to receive him in the Exhortation. 
Bread and wine are solemnly consecrated, the hallowed prayer of 
our Lord and the holy words of institution are said. The Lamb 
of God is present. The Congregation filled with the remembrance 
of the Redeemer's triumph through suffering, prays in lowliest 
loftiest strains, commend themselves in all their bodily and spiritual 
need to the gracious help of the Lord of our Lord in the Agnus Dei. 
It is well with the people of God, holy longings fill their souls, 
and now they receive the Sacrament. Through faith unto faith 
they have come, and now have most blessed experience, They 
are at the table of the Lord. They can rise no higher in this life. 
There is nothing beyond but heaven. Their longings find fit 
expression in the Nunc Dimittis. 

With thanksgiving to God the service closes. 



This edition of the Liturgy has been printed to meet the wants 
of the Churches connected with the Synod of Pennsylvania. It 
is to be presented to the General Synod at its next session, in 
order that if that body should see fit, it may be adopted for general 
use. It has not as yet been stereotyped, so that any alterations 
deemed necessary may be made in another edition. 

The Committee. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



PART FIRST. 

THE ORDER OF DIVINE SERVICE FOR SUNDAYS AND FESTIVALS. 



I. The Order of Morning Service, 

The Holy Communion, . . 

II. The Order of Evening Service, 

III. The Festival Introits, . . . . 

IV. The Collects for the Sundays and Festivals of the Church 

Year ...... 

General Collects before the Scripture Lessons, 

Collects for the Close of the Service, 

Special Collects, ..... 

V. General Prayers for Morning and Evening Service, 
VI. Festival Prayers for Morning and Evening Service, . 
VII. The Passion Services, .... 

VIII. The Epistles and Gospels for the Sundays and Festivals 
of the Church-Year, .... 

IX. The Scripture Lessons, .... 



PAGE 

15 

27 
33 
34 

39 
70 
71 
73 

81 

87 

110 

142 
145 



PART SECOND. 

THE ORDER OF MINISTERIAL ACTS. 

I. The Order of Holy Baptism, . . . .157 

The Baptism of Infants, .... 157 

The Baptism of Adults, . . . . .160 

II. The Order of Confirmation, . . . . 165 

III. The Order of Confession and Absolution, . . . 171 

IV. The Order of Marriage, .... 174 
V. The Order for the Communion of the Sick, . . 177 



Mil CONTENTS. 

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VI. The Order for the Burial of the Dead, . . 181 

VII. The Order for the Installation of the Church-Council, . 185 

VIII. The Order for the Opening and Closing of the Synod, 189 

IX. The Order of Ordination to the Office of the Ministry, , 195 

X. The Order for the Installation of a Minister, . . 202 

XI. The Order for the Laying of the Corner-Stone of a Church, 208 

XII. The Order for the Consecration of a Church, . . 214 



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Christmas, or the Nativity of our Lord, . . . December 25. 
Circumcision of Christ and New Year's Day, . . January 1. 

Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, January 6. 
The Festival of the Reformation, . . . . October 31. 



II. 

A. 

The Moveable Festivals all depend upon Easter except Advent. 
Easter is always the First Sunday after the Full Moon, which 
happens upon, or next after the twenty-first day of March; and if the 
Full Moon happen upon a Sunday, Easter is the Sunday after. 

Advent Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the thirtieth day of 
November, whether before or after. 

The time of Easter being found, the other Festivals occur as follows: 
Septuagesima Sunday is nine weeks before Easter. 
Ash-Wednesday, or the beginning of Lent, is forty-six days before 
Easter. 

Palm Sunday, or the beginning of Passion Week, is eight days 
before Easter. 

Green- Thursday is the Thursday before Easter. 
Good-Friday is the Friday before Easter. 
Ascension-Day is forty days after Easter. 
Whit-Sunday is seven weeks after Easter. 
Trinity Sunday is eight weeks after Easter. 



FESTIVALS OF THE CHURCH. 



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* In a Leap Year, the number of Sundays after Epiphany is the same as 
if Easter had fallen one day later than it really does ; and Septuagesima 
Sunday and Ash-Wednesday fall one day later than that given in the 
Table, unless the Table gives some day in March for Ash-Wednesday: for 
in that case the day in the Table is right. 



9fe 9tmn SfauttautM. 



We praise thee, God ; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. 

All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting. 

To thee all angels cry aloud, — the heavens and all the powers therein. 

To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, 

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth! 

Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory. 

The glorious company of the apostles praise thee. 

The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee. 

The noble army of the martyrs praise thee. 

The holy Church throughout the world doth acknowledge thee, 

The Father of an infinite majesty : 

Thine adorable, true, and only Son ; 

Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. 

Thou art the King of glory, Christ. 

Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father ! 

When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst humble 
thyself to be born of a virgin. 

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open 
the kingdom of heaven to all believers. 

Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father. 

We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge. 

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeem- 
ed with thy precious blood. 

Make them to be numbered with thy saints, in glory everlasting. 

Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage. 

Govern them and lift them up forever. 

Day by day we magnify thee ; 

And we worship thy Name ever, world without end. 

Vouchsafe, Lord, to keep us, this day without sin. 

Lord, have mercy on us, have mercy on us. 

Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in thee. 

Lord, in thee we have trusted ; let us never be confounded. Amen. 



PART FIRST. 



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SUNDAYS AND FESTIVALS. 



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The Minister standing before the Altar shall say one of the following Ixtroits ; 
after tchich the Congregation shall say or sing the Gloria Patri, or the Introit 
may be said responsively by the Minister and Congregation, or both the Introit 
and the Gloria Patri may be sung. 

The Introit. 
I. 

rpiIE Lord is in his holy temple : let all the earth 
-*- keep silence before him. 

R. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is 
now, and ever shall be, world without end. amen. 

II. Ps. 67. 

f^i OD be merciful unto us, and bless us ; 
^-^ R. And cause his face to shine upon us. 

2. That thy way may be known upon earth, 
R. Thy saving health among all nations. 

3. Let the people praise thee, God; 
R. Let all the people praise thee. 

4. Then shall the earth yield her increase ; 

R. And God, even our own God, shall bless us. 

5. God shall bless us : 

R. And all the ends of the earth shall fear him. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

R. And to the Holy Ghost ; 
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 

R. World without end. Amen. 

III. Ps. 100. 
1VTAKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands : 
^-*- R. Serve the Lord with gladness, come before 
his presence with singing. 



16 MORNING SERVICE. 

2. Know ye that the Lord he is God : 

R, It is he that hath made us, and not we our- 
selves ; we are his people, and the sheep of his 
pasture. 

3. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into 

his courts with praise : 
R. Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 

4. For the Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting; 
P. And his truth endureth to all generations. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son. 
P. And to the Holy Ghost ; 

A : IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, IS NOW, AND EVER SHALL BE. 

P. World without end. Amen. 

IV. Ps. 95. 

r\ COME, let us sing unto the Lord : 

^^ P. Let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of 
our salvation. 

2. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving: 
R. And make a joyful noise unto him with 

psalms. 

3. For the Lord is a great God, 

E. And a great King above all gods. 

4. In his hand are the deep places of the earth : 
P. The strength of the hills is his also. 

5. The sea is his, and he made it : 

P. And his hand formed the drv land. 

6. come, let us worship and bow down : 

P. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker. 

7. For he is our God : 

P. And we are the people of his pasture, and the 
sheep of his hand. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

P. And to the Holy Ghost; 
A- it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 

R. World without end. Amen. 



I 



MORNING SERVICE. 17 

V. Ps. 122. 
WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go into 

the house of the Lord. 
R. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, Jeru- 
salem. 

2. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 

R. They shall prosper that love thee. 

3. Peace be within thy walls, 

R. And prosperity within thy palaces. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 
R. And to the Holy Ghost ; 

As IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, IS NOW, AND EVER SHALL BE, 

R. World without end. Amen. 

VI. Ps. 26. 

" WILL wash mine hands in innocency ; 
-*- R. So will I compass thine altar, Lord. 

2. That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, 
R. And tell of all thy wondrous works. 

3. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, 
R. And the place where thine honor dwelleth. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 
R. And to the Holy Ghost ; 

As IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, IS NOW, AND EVER SHALL BE, 

R. World without end. Amen. 

On Festival-days, the special Introit shall be used instead of a general Introit. 
Then the Minister shall say : 

The Confession of Sin. 
Y~\ EARLY Beloved ! Let us confess our sins unto 
-*-^ God our heavenly Father, and humbly beseech 
him, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to grant 
us forgiveness. For if we say that we have no sin, 
we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But 
if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to for- 
give us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unright- 
eousness. 

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IS MORNING SERVICE. 

\ LMIGHTY and most merciful Father ; we poor 
-^- miserable sinners acknowledge and confess our 
manifold sins and wickedness, which we, from time to 
time, most grievously have committed, by thought, 
word, and deed, against thy Divine Majesty, provok- 
ing most justly thy wrath and indignation against us, 
and deserving at thy hands present and everlasting 
punishment. But we do earnestly repent, and are 
heartily sorry for these our misdoings ; and we beseech 
thee, of thy great goodness, to be merciful unto us. 
Pardon and deliver us from all our sins, for the sake 
of the holy, innocent, and bitter sufferings and death 
of thy dear Son, Jesus Christ ; and grant us grace 
ever hereafter to serve and please thee in newness 
of life, to the honor and glory of thy name, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 



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Then shall the Congregation say or sing : 

The Kyrie. 
ORD, have mercy upon us ! 
Christ, have mercy upon us ! 
Lord, have mercy upon us ! 

Instead of the preceding Confession, this may be used: 

T\ EARLY Beloved ! The Holy Scriptures declare, 
-*-^ that when the wicked man turneth away from 
his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and 
right, he shall save his soul alive. The sacrifices of 
God are a broken and a contrite heart. To the Lord 
belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have re- 
belled against him. Let us, therefore, confess our sins 
unto our Father, with sincere, humble, and obedient 
hearts, that we may obtain remission of the same, by 
his infinite goodness and mercy. 

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, unto whom 
all hearts are open, and all desires are known, all 
whose commandments are just, necessary, and good ; 



MORNIKG SERVICE. 19 

we confess unto thee, that we have erred and strayed 
from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed 
too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. 
We have offended against thy holy laws. We have 
left undone those things which we ought to have done ; 
and we have done those things which we ought not to 
have done. But enter not, we beseech thee, into 
judgment with us ; for in thy sight shall no man living 
be justified. As thou hatest nothing which thou hast 
made, and desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather 
that he may turn from his wickedness and live, — have 
mercy, Lord, upon us miserable offenders. Spare 
thou those, God, who confess their faults. Restore 
thou those who are truly penitent, according to thy 
gracious promises, declared unto mankind in Christ 
Jesus our Lord. And grant, most merciful Father, 
that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and 
sober life, to the glory of thy holy name, through thy 
blessed Son, our Mediator and Redeemer. 

Then shall the Congregation say or sing : 

The Kyrie. 

GOD the Father in heaven ; have mercy upon us ! 
God the Son, Redeemer of the world ; have 
mercy upon us ! 
God the Holy Ghost; have mercy upon us, and 
grant us thy peace ! 

Then may the Minister say : 

A LMIGHTY God our heavenly Father hath had 
-£*- mercy upon us, and hath given his only Son to 
die for our sins, and doth for his sake graciously pardon 
us ; he also giveth unto all them that believe in his 
name the power to become his children, and promises 
to bestow upon them his Holy Spirit. Praise the 
Lord; praise ye the name of the Lord. 



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k 20 MORNING SERVICE. 

Then shall the Congregation say : 

Amen. 

Then shall be sung the Gloria in Excelsis, or a hymn of praise. 

The Gloria in Excelsis. 

GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, 
good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless 
thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks 
to thee for thy great glory, Lord God, heavenly 
King, God the Father Almighty. 

Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ ; 
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that 
takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon 
us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, 
receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right 
hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. 

For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord ; 
thou only, Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most 
high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister say : 

The Lord be with you. 

The Congregation shall answer : 

And with thy Spirit. 

Then shall the Minister say the Collect for the day. [See Collects for the 
Church Year.) 

The Collect. 

Then shall the Congregation say : 

Amen. 

Then shall the Minhter read the Epistle for the day, saying : 

Hear the Epistle for the day, written in the 

chapter of , beginning at the verse. 

The Epistle. 

The Epistle ended, the Congregation shall say : 

Sanctify us, Lord, through thy truth, thy word 
is truth. 



MORNING SERVICE. 21 

Then shall the Minister say : 

Hear also the Gospel for the day, written in the 
— chapter of St. , beginning at the 



verse. 

The Gospel. 

The Gospel ended, the Congregation shall say : 

Praise be to thee, Christ. 

Then shall the Minister and Congregation say the Apostles' Creed, all 
standing : 

The Apostles Creed. 

T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker 
-*- of heaven and earth. 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord ; Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin 
Mary ; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 
dead, and buried ; He descended into hell ; The third 
day he rose again from the dead ; He ascended into 
heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the 
Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge 
the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The holy Christian 
Church, the Communion of Saints ; The forgiveness of 
sins ; The Resurrection of the body ; And the life 
everlasting. Amen. 

Instead of the Apostles' Creed may be said the Nicene Creed. 

T BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty, Maker 
-*- of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and 
invisible. 

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten 
Son of God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds, 
God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, 
Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the 
Father, By whom all things were made ; Who, for us 
men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, 



-- MORNING SERVICE. 

And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin 
Mary. Ami was made man; And was crucified also 
for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was 
buried ; And the third day he rose again, according 
to the Scriptures ; And ascended into heaven, And 
sitteth on the right hand of the Father; And he shall 
come again with glory to judge both the quick and 
the dead, Whose kingdom shall have no end. 

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and 
Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and 
the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together 
is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Pro- 
phets. And I believe one holy Christian and Apos- 
tolic Church ; I acknowledge one Baptism for the re- 
mission of sins ; And I look for the Resurrection of 
the dead, and the Life of the w T orld to come. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister offer the General Prayer. lie may use the follow- 
ing prayer, or one of the other General Prayers, or any suitable prayer. On 
Festival- days, the prayer appointed for the day shall be used. 

TJic Litany. 
Minister. Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Congregation. Christ, have mercy upon us. 
M. Lord, have mercy upon us. 
0. Christ, hear us. 
M. God the Father in heaven. 
0. Have mercy upon us. 
M. God the Son, Redeemer of the world ; 
C. Have mercy upon us. 
M. God the Holy Ghost ; 
C. Have mercy upon us. 
M. Be gracious unto us. 
C. Spare us good Lord. 
M. Be gracious unto us, 
0. Help us, good Lord. 

M. From all sin; from all error; from all evil; 
C. Good Lord, deliver us. 



MORNING SERVICE. 23 

M. From the crafts and assaults of the devil ; from 
sudden death ; from pestilence and famine ; from war 
and bloodshed ; from sedition and rebellion ; from 
storms and tempests ; from all calamit} r by fire and 
water; and from everlasting death; 

C. Good Lord, deliver us. 

M. By thy holy nativity; by thine agony and 
bloody sweat ; by thy cross and passion ; by thy pre- 
cious death and burial ; by thy glorious resurrection 
and ascension ; in the hour of our death, and in the 
day of judgment; 

C. Help us, good Lord. 

M. We poor sinners do beseech thee ; 

0. To hear us, Lord God. 

M. And that it may please thee to rule and govern 
thy holy Christian Church ; to preserve all pastors 
and ministers of thy Church in the true knowledge 
and understanding of thy word, and in holiness of 
life ; to put an end to all schisms and causes of 
offence ; to restore all such as have erred, and are de- 
ceived ; to beat down Satan under our feet; to send 
faithful laborers into thy harvest ; to accompany thy 
word with thy Spirit and grace ; and to comfort and 
help the weak-hearted and distressed ; 

C. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

M. That it may please thee to give to all nations 
peace and concord ; to preserve our country from dis- 
cord and contention ; to give us the victory over all 
thy enemies ; to grant to all our rulers wisdom to exe- 
cute justice, and to maintain truth ; and to help all 
our people to love and fear thee, and diligently to 
live after thy commandments; 

0. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

M. That it may please thee to succor, help, and 
comfort, all who are in clanger, necessity, and tribula- 
tion ; to preserve all women in the perils of childbirth; 



24 MORNING SERVICE. 

to strengthen and keep all sick persons, and all chil- 
dren ; to set free all who are innocently imprisoned ; 
to defend and provide for all widows and orphans ; 
and to have mercy upon all men; 

C. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

M. That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, 
persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts ; 
to give and preserve to our use the fruits of the earth ; 
and graciously to hear our prayers ; 

0. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

M. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God ; 

C. We beseech thee to hear us. 

M. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of 
the world ; 

0. Have mercy upon us. 

M. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of 
the world; 

0. Have mercy upon us. 

M. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of 
the world; 

C. Grant us thy peace. 

M. Christ, hear us : Lord, have mercy upon us. 

0. Christ, have mercy upon us. 

M. Lord, have mercy upon us. 

0. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister say the Litany Collects here following, and at the 
close of each the Congregation shall say, Amen. 

M. Lord, deal not with us after our sins. 

0. Neither reward us according to our iniquities. 

Minister. 

A LMIGHTY and most merciful God, our heavenly 
■£*- Father, who desirest not the death of a sinner, 
but rather that he should be converted and live ; we 
most earnestly beseech thee, to turn from us those 
punishments, which by our sins we most justly have 



MORNING SERVICE. 25 

deserved, and to grant us grace ever hereafter to serve 
thee in holiness and pureness of living ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who by thy 
-^- Holy Spirit dost govern and sanctify the whole 
Christian Church; favorably hear our prayer, and 
mercifully grant, that by thy grace all the members of 
the same may serve thee, in true faith ; through Jesus 
Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen. 

f\ GOD, merciful Father, who despisest not the 
^^ sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such 
as are sorrowful ; mercifully assist our prayers which 
we make before thee in all our troubles and adver- 
sities, whensoever they oppress us; and graciously 
hear us, that those evils which the craft or subtilty 
of the devil or man worketh against us, may, by thy 
good providence, be brought to nought ; that we thy 
servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may ever- 
more give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church; 
through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord.* Amen. 

A LMIGHTY God, who knowest us to be set in 
-£■*- the midst of so many and great dangers, that by 
reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always 
stand upright; grant to us such strength and pro- 
tection, as may support us in all dangers, and carry 
us through all temptations ; through Jesus Christ thy 
Son our Lord. Amen. 



* This Collect, and the one next following, are found in the Book of 
Common Prayer of the Protestant Episcopal Church ; the same is true of 
a number of the Sunday, General, and Special Collects, and results from 
the fact, that both the German from which this work is translated, and 
the English of the Book of Common Prayer, are translations of the same 
ancient Latin Collect. The great excellence of the translation renders a 
new one unnecessary. 

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26 MORNING SERVICE. 

SPARE us, Lord, and mercifully forgive us our 
sins, and though by our continual transgressions 
we have merited thy punishments, graciously look 
upon us ; and grant that all those evils which we most 
justly have deserved, may be turned from us, and 
overruled to our everlasting good; through Jesus 
Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall be sung a suitable Hymn, during which time the Minister shall go 
into the pulpit, and the singing ended, he shall preach : 

The Sermon. 

Then shall the Minister and the Congregation say : 

The Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, who art in heaven ; Hallowed be thy 
name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this day our daily 
bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into 
temptation ; But deliver us from evil ; For thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

Then shall a Hymn be sung, and after that the Minister, standing at the 
Altar, shall pronounce : 

The Benediction. 

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee ; 

The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be 
gracious unto thee. 

The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and 
give thee peace. 

The Congregation shall say : 

Amen. 



THE HOLY COMMUNION". 27 



Cje fjolg Ctrmtmmiurt. 

The Minister, standing before the Altar, shall say: 

The Lord be with you v 

The Congregation shall answer : 

And with thy spirit. 

Minister. 

Lift up your hearts. 

Congregation. 

We lift them up unto the Lord. 

Minister. 

Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. 

Congregation. 

It is meet and right so to do. 

Minister. 

It is truly meet, right, and salutary, that we should 
at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, 
Lord, Holy Father, Almighty Everlasting God, 
through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord and 
Saviour. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and 
with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify 
thy glorious name ; evermore praising thee, and 
saying : 

Here shall the Minister and Congregation say or sing : 

The Sanctus. 

TTOLY, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ; 
-"--*- Heaven and earth are full of thy glory ; 
Hosanna in the highest. 

Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 
Hosanna in the highest. 



MORNING SERVICE. 

Proper Prefaces. 

On Christmas-day, after the words, Everlasting God: 

T^OR in the mystery of the Word made flesh, thou 
-*- hast given us a new revelation of thy glory ; that 
seeing thee in the person of thy Son, we may be 
drawn to the love of those things which are not seen. 
Therefore with Angels, &c. 

During Lent, after the words, Lord and Saviour : 

WHO for the redemption of our sinful race was 
lifted up upon the cross ; to the end that where 
death began, there also life might be restored ; that 
he who overcame at the tree of the garden should 
also be overcome on the tree of the cross. There- 
fore with Angels, &c. 

On Easter-Day, after the words, Everlasting God : 

"OUT chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the 
•*-* glorious Resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our 
Lord : for he is the very Paschal Lamb, which was 
offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the 
world ; who by his death hath destroyed death, and 
by his rising to life again, hath restored to us ever- 
lasting life. Therefore with Angels, &c. 

On Whit-Sunday, after the words, Lord and Saviour : 

WHO ascending above the heavens, and sitting at 
thy right hand, poured out on this day the 
Holy Spirit, as he had promised, upon the chosen dis- 
ciples ; whereat the whole earth rejoices with exceed- 
ing joy. Therefore with Angels, &c. 

On Trinity Sunday, after the words, Everlasting God: 

WHO with thine only begotten Son, and the Holy 
Ghost, art one God, one Lord ; not one only 
Person, but three Persons in one Substance. For 
that which we believe, according to thy revelation, 



THE HOLY COMMUNION. 29 

of the glory of the Father, the same we believe of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, without any difference 
or inequality. And in the confession of the only true 
God, we worship the Trinity in Person, and the Unity 
in Substance, of Majesty co-equal. Therefore with 
Angels, &c. 

Then shall the Minister say this Exhortation : 

r\ EARLY Beloved in the Lord ! Forasmuch as we 
-*-^ purpose to come to the Holy Supper of our Lord, 
wherein he giveth us his body to eat and his blood 
to drink, in order to strengthen and confirm our faith 
in him, it becomes us diligently to examine ourselves, 
as St. Paul the Apostle exhorteth : " Let a man ex- 
amine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and 
drink of that cup." For this holy Sacrament is insti- 
tuted as a special means to strengthen and comfort 
the troubled conscience of those who confess their sins, 
and who hunger and thirst after righteousness. 

Therefore, whoso eateth of this bread, and drinketh 
of this cup, firmly believing the words of Christ, 
dwelleth in Christ, and Christ in him, and he hath 
eternal life. Let us also obey his command : " This 
do in remembrance of me ;" showing his death, that 
he was delivered for our offences, and raised again for 
our justification, and rendering unto him most hearty 
thanks for the innumerable benefits procured unto us 
by the same, take up our cross and follow him, and 
love one another even as he hath loved us. For we 
are all one bread, and one body, even as we eat of one 
bread, and drink of one cup. 

The Consecration. 

GLORY be to thee, Lord Jesus Christ, thou 
almighty and everlasting Son of the Father, that 
by the sacrifice of thyself upon the cross, offered up 
once for all, thou didst perfect them that are sancti- 



30 MORNING SERVICE. 

tied, and didst institute and ordain, as a memorial and 
seal thereof, thy Holy Supper, in which thou givest 
us thy body to eat, and thy blood to drink, that being 
in thee, even as thou art in us, we may have eternal 
life, and be raised up at the last day. Most merciful 
and exalted Redeemer, we humbly confess that Ave 
are not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of 
all the truth, which thou hast showed unto us, and 
that by reason of our sins, we are too impure and 
weak worthily to receive thy saving gifts. Sanctify 
us therefore, we beseech thee, in our bodies and souls, 
by thy Holy Spirit, and thus fit and prepare us to 
come to thy Supper, to the glory of thy grace, and to 
our own eternal good. And in whatsoever, through 
weakness, we do fail and come short, in true repent- 
ance and sorrow on account of our sins, in living faith 
and trust in thy merits, and in an earnest purpose to 
amend our sinful lives, do thou graciously supply and 
grant, out of the fullness of the merits of thy bitter 
sufferings and death; to the end that we, who even 
in this present world desire to enjoy thee, our only 
comfort and Saviour, in the Holy Sacrament, may at 
last see thee face to face in thy heavenly kingdom, 
and dwell with thee, and with all thy saints, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

Then the Minister, xurning toward the Altar, shall say : 

fX\J¥\> Father, who art in heaven ; hallowed be thy 
^-^ name ; thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily 
bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us ; and lead us not into 
temptation; but deliver us from evil; for thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

Our Lord Jesus Christ, in the night J^the \[l 
in which he was betrayed, took bread; (a) withtbebreadin 
and when he had given thanks, he brake his hand - 



THE HOLY COMMUNION. 31 

and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat ; this is 
my body, which is given for you; this do in remem- 
brance of me. 

After the same manner, also, he took ,^ Here he is 
the cup, (b) when he had supped, and to take the cup 
when he had given thanks, he gave it to in his han(L 
them, saying, Drink ye all of it ; this cup is the New 
Testament in my blood, which is shed for you, and 
for many, for the remission of sins ; this do, as oft 
as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 

Then shall be sung the Agnus Dei, or some other sacramental Hymn. 

The Agnus Dei. 

O CHRIST, thou Lamb of God, that takest away 
the sins of the world, have mercy upon us ! 
Christ, thou Lamb of God, that takest away the 
sins of the world, have mercy upon us ! 

Christ, thou Lamb of God, that takest away the 
sins of the world, grant us thy peace. Amen. 

At the close of the Agnus Dei, or such other sacramental Hymn as is used, 
the Distribution shall begin. 

When the Minister giveth the Bread, he shall say : 

npAKE, eat, this is the body of our Lord Jesus Christ 
-*- which was given for you; may it strengthen and 
preserve you in the true faith unto everlasting life. 

When he giveth the Cup, he shall say : 

rtlAKE and drink, this is the blood of our Lord Jesus 
J- Christ, which was shed for you and for many for 
the remission of sins ; may it strengthen and preserve 
you in the true faith unto everlasting life. 

When all have communicated, the Minister shall reverently place upon the 
Altar what remaineth of the consecrated elements, covering the same. 
Then may be said or sung : 

The Nunc Dimittis. 
I" ORD, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, 
-^ according to thy word : 

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou 
hast prepared before the face of all people ; 



S'2 MORNING SERVICE. 

A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy 
people Israel. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost ; as it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall be said : 

The Thanksgiving, 

Minister. 

give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good : 

Congregation. 

And his mercy endureth for ever. 

Minister. 

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, we most 
-"- heartily thank thee that thou hast again vouch- 
safed to feed us with the most precious body and 
blood of thy clear Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ ; and 
we humbly beseech thee, graciously to strengthen us, 
through this holy sacrament, in faith toward thee, in 
charity toward one another, and in the blessed hope 
of everlasting life, through Jesus Christ, thy dear 
Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, 
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, world without end. 

Congregation. 

Amen. Amen. 

Minister. 

Blessed be the name of the Lord. 

Congregation. 

From now, henceforth, and forever. 

Minister. 

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee ; 

The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be 
gracious unto thee. 

The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and 
give thee peace. 

Congregation. 

Amen. 



II. 

ihe ©rto of (ftbenuuj %tmu. 

If there is but one service on the Lord's Day, the 
Order of Morning Service may be used whenever that 
service is held. But where in addition to the Morn- 
ing Service there is also an Evening Service, the fol- 
lowing Order may be observed. 

The Minister shall begin with the Apostolic Salu- 
tation : " Grace be unto you, and peace, from God 
our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ ;" Or this 
sentence : " Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth 
shall show forth thy praise;" Or this : iC Lord, abide 
with us, for it is evening, and the day is far spent." 
Then shall follow : 

1. A Hymn. 

2. Prayer. 

3. The Scripture Lessons. The Scriptures ended, 
the Minister shall say : " Sanctify us, Lord, through 
thy truth, thy word is truth ;" Or this : " Blessed be 
the name of the Lord, from this time forth, and for- 
e verm ore." 

4. The Sermon. 

5. The Lord's Prayer, or one of the Collects for 
the close of the Service. 

6. A Hymn. 

7. The Benediction. 

Where a more extended Service is desired, the 
Order of Morning Service may be followed, substitut- 
ing the Scripture Lessons for the Epistle and Gospel 
for the day, and omitting portions, at the discretion 
of the Minister. 



III. 

I$he (Jfcstiual Jntrcite, 

Advent. 

HOSANNA to the Son of David ; 
R. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of 
the Lord. 

2. Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion ; 
R. Shout, daughter of Jerusalem ; 

3. Behold, thy king cometh unto thee ; 
R. He is just, and having salvation. 

4. Show me thy ways, Lord ; 
R. Teach me thy paths. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 
R. And to the Holy Ghost ; 

As IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, IS NOW, AND EVER SHALL BE, 

R. World without end. Amen. 

II. 

IFT up your heads, ye gates ; and be ye lift up, 
-" ye everlasting doors ; 

R. And the King of Glory shall come in. 

2. Who is this King of Glory ? 

R. The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord mighty 
in battle. 

3. Lift up your heads, ye gates ; even lift them up, 

ye everlasting doors ; 
R. And the King of Glory shall come in. 

4. Who is this King of Glory? 

R. The Lord of hosts, he is the King of Glory. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 
R. And to the Holy Ghost ; 

AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, IS NOW, AND EVER SHALL BE, 

R. World without end. Amen. 



THE FESTIVAL LNTROITS. 35 

Christinas. 

TVLESSED be the Lord God of Israel; 

-*-* R. For he hath visited, and redeemed his people; 

2. And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us, 
R. In the house of his servant David ; 

3. As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, 
R. Which have been since the world began ; 

4. That we should be saved from our enemies, 
R. And from the hand of all that hate us. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

R. And to the Holy Ghost ; 
As it was in the beginning, is now,Jand ever shall be, 

R. World without end. Amen. 

Epiphany. 

/^UIl help is in the name of the Lord, 
^-^ R. Who made heaven and earth. 

2. Declare his glory among the heathen, 
R. His wonders among all people. 

3. The people which sat in darkness, saw a great light ; 
R. And to them which sat in the region and 

shadow of death, light is sprung up. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost ; 
r. as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. amen. 

Good Friday. 

TVEHOLD the Lamb of God ; 

-*-* R. Which taketh away the sin of the world ! 

2. Surely he hath borne our griefs ; 
R. And carried our sorrows. 

3. He was wounded for our transgressions ; 
R. He was bruised for our iniquities. 



36 THE FESTIVAL INTROITS. 

4. All we like sheep have gone astray ; 

P. And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of 
ns all. 

( The Gloria Patri is omitted on this day.) 

Faster. 

THE Lord is risen, and hath appeared unto Simon. 
Hallelujah! 
P. The Lord is risen indeed. Hallelujah ! 

2. Why seek ye the living anioDg the dead ? Halle- 

lujah ! 
P. He is not here, he is risen ; Hallelujah ! 

3. Thou hast crowned him with slory and honor; 

Hallelujah ! 
R. Thou madest him to have dominion over the 
works of thy hand. Hallelujah ! 
Glory be to the Father, ash to the Son, 

P. And to the Holy Ghost ; 
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
P. World without end. Amen. 

Ascension. 

"VTE men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into 
-*- heaven ? 

P. Hallelujah! 

2. He shall so come in like manner as ye have seen 

him go into heaven. 
P. Hallelujah! Hallelujah ! Hallelujah! 

3. clap your hands all ye people, 

P. Shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost; 
p. as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. amen. 



THE FESTIVAL INTROITS. 37 

Pentecost, or Whitsunday. 

THE whole earth is full of the Spirit of the Lord. 
R. Hallelujah! 

2. I will pour water upon him that is thirsty ; 
R. And floods upon the dry ground. 

3. I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed ; 

R. And my blessing upon thine offspring. 

4. God is the Lord, which has showed us light ; 

R. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the 
horns of the altar. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost ; 
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 

Amen. 



Trinity Sunday. 

TTOLY, holy, holy, is the Lord God of Hosts ; 
-■--*- R. The whole earth is full of his glory. 

2. There are three that bear record in heaven, the 

Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost ; 
R. And these three are one. 

3. Of him, and through him, and to him are all things ; 
R. To whom be glory, for ever. Amen. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 
R. And to the Holy Ghost ; 

AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, IS NOW, AND EVER SHALL BE, 

R. World without end. Amen. 

The Festival of the Reformation. 

fTlHE Lord our God be with us ; 
-■- R. As he was with our fathers. 

2. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion; 
R. Build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 

3. Thy testimonies are very sure; 

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38 THE FESTIVAL INTR0ITS. 

]\. Holiness become th thine house, Lord, for 
ever. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost ; 
b. as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. amen. 



IV. 

<§fa d^olleda for the ^mulap and Jisfette 
of flu Clrarth-gqar. 

The First Sunday in Advent, 

OLORD God our heavenly Father, we give thanks 
unto thee that for the consolation of us poor sin- 
ners thou hast ordained and sent thy Son Jesus Christ 
to be a King and Saviour, that he might redeem his 
people from their sins and save them from everlasting 
death ; and we pray thee : so enlighten, rule and di- 
rect us by thy Holy Spirit, that we may heartily re- 
ceive him as our King and Saviour, cleave to him 
alone, and by steadfast confidence in him, obtain ever- 
lasting life; through the same thy Son, who liveth 
and reigieth with thee and the Holy Spirit, for ever 
and ever. Amen* 

Or this : 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who by thy 
•^f- grace dost permit us to begin a new Church- 
Year ; we beseech thee : pour out thy Holy Spirit 
upon thy Church, that thy word may increase and 
abound among us, that it may be preached with all 
boldness ; that so thy holy Church may be preserved 
and built up, and that we, serving thee with steadfast 
faith, may persevere in the confession of thy name 
unto the end ; through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Rom. xiii. 11-14 
The Gospel: Mat. xxi. 1-9. 

* Here, and whenever the word Amen is printed in Italics, it is to be 
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40 THE COLLECTS FOR THE CHURCH-YEAR. 

The Second Sunday in Advent. 

ALMIGHTY God our Lord ; we pray thee : grant 
us grace that now in the time of this mortal life, 
in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to redeem us, we 
may put off the works of darkness and put on the 
armor of light; so that at the last day when he shall 
come again in his glorious Majesty to judge both the 
quick and the dead, we may rise to life eternal; 
through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and 
the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. Amen. 

The Epistle: Rom. xv. 4-13. 
The Gospel: Luke xxi. 25-36. 

The Third Sunday in Advent. 

f\ LORD Jesus Christ, who at thy first coming didst 
^-^ send thy messenger to prepare thy way before 
thee ; we beseech thee : raise up unto thy Church 
faithful ministers of thy divine word, and grant that 
those whom thou hast appointed to be stewards of 
thy mysteries may like him make ready thy way by 
turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom 
of the just. And excite within us all, a sincere 
desire for thy salvation, that we may with willing 
hearts receive and treasure up thy saving word, and 
thus, when thou shalt come again to judge the world, 
we may be found an acceptable people in thy sight, 
who livest and reignest, for ever and ever. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Cor. iv. 1-5. 
The Gospel: Mat. xi. 2-10. 

The Fourth Sunday in Advent. 

C\ LORD God, our heavenly Father, we give thanks 
^ to thee with our whole heart, that thou didst in- 
stitute the holy Sacrament of Baptism, and didst also 
permit us to come to the same, in which, for Jesus 



CHRISTMAS-DAY. — ST. STEPHEN'S DAY. 41 

Christ's sake, thou grantest us forgiveness of sins and 
everlasting life ; and we pray thee : prepare our hearts, 
in this time of grace, by thy holy Spirit, for the in- 
dwelling of thy dear Son, that when he would take up 
his abode within us, we may receive him with joy, and 
in blessed fellowship with him, may evermore praise 
thee with joyful lips, as our God and Father ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Phil. iv. 4-7. 
The Gospel: John i. 19-28. 

Christmas-Day. 

f~\ LORD God, our heavenly Father, we thank thee 
^^ that of thy great goodness and mercy, thou hast 
caused thine only-begotten Son to become partaker of 
our flesh and blood, that we through him might be re- 
deemed from sin and everlasting death ; and we pray 
thee : enlighten our hearts, that we may be truly 
thankful to thee for his gracious incarnation and birth, 
that we may be comforted by the same in all time of 
tribulation and temptation, and in the end be saved 
with an everlasting salvation ; through the same, thy 
dear Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Tit. ii. 11-14. 

Or: Isa. ix. 2-7. 
The Gospel: Luke ii. 1-14. 

Second Christmas- Day, or St. Stephens Day. 

OMOST merciful and gracious God, who, moved 
by paternal love, didst send thy Son into this 
world, and at his birth didst cause to be published by 
the heavenly hosts, peace on earth and good will 
toward men ; grant us now thy grace and help us, 
that we may be made partakers of these glorious 
gifts, and may magnify and praise thee therefor ; until 
in heaven, with all the angels and the redeemed, we 

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42 THE COLLECTS FOR THE CHURCH-YEAR. 

shall sing Hallelujah to thee for ever and ever; 
through Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

Or: 

ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father; grant us, 
we beseech thee, thy Holy Spirit, that in all 
our sufferings here upon earth for the testimony of 
thy truth, we may steadfastly look up to heaven, and 
by faith behold the glory which shall be revealed ; 
that we being filled with thy grace, may learn to love 
and pray for our enemies and persecutors, and in the 
end obtain a glorious inheritance on high ; through 
Jesus Christ thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with 
thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, world without 
end. Amen. 

The Epistle: Tit. iii. 4-7. 

Or: Acts vi. 8— vii. 1, 51-59. 
The Gospel: Luke ii. 15-20. 

The Sunday after Christmas-Day. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast set 
thy beloved Son Jesus Christ for the fall and 
rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which 
shall be spoken against, that the thoughts of many 
hearts may be revealed ; we pray thee : so govern us 
by thy good Spirit, that we may not be offended in 
him our only Saviour, but by the preaching of his 
word may learn to see our own hearts as thou seest 
them, and may be awakened by his grace out of the 
slumber of sin, and arise to true repentance and living 
faith ; for the sake of the same, thy dear Son our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Gal. iv. 1-7. 
The Gospel : Luke ii. 33-40. 

The Close of the Year: {Sylvester Evening .) 

A LMIGHTY God, most gracious Father, from 
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THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST. 43 

good, which we have in no wise merited, we give thee 
thanks that in the year which is now drawing to a 
close, thou hast so graciously and mightily protected 
us, and hast bestowed upon us so many blessings both 
temporal and spiritual ; and we pray thee : enable us 
by thy Spirit, with true faith, to acknowledge all 
these thy benefits, that so we may evermore thank 
and praise thee for thy goodness and mercy ; through 
our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with 
thee and the Holy Ghost, true God, world without 
end. Amen. 

The Epistle : 2 Tim. iv. 1-8. 
The Gospel: Luke xii. 35-40. 

The Circumcision of Christ, and New Years Day. 

f\ LORD God, heavenly Father, we give thanks to 
^S thee that thou hast made thy clearly beloved and 
only-begotten Son obedient to the law, that he might 
redeem them that were under the law from the curse ; 
we beseech thee : enlighten our hearts by thy Holy 
Spirit, that when our consciences accuse us of sin, we 
may be comforted by his obedience, may walk during 
this year in newness of life, and at last inherit ever- 
lasting salvation; through the same thy Son, who 
liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the 
Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen. 

Or: 

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, we give 
-^- thee humble and hearty thanks that during the 
past year thou hast preserved us from all evil, hast 
bestowed upon us all manner of good, and dost permit 
us to enter upon a new year ; and we pray : that it 
may please thee mercifully to crown the same with 
thy goodness, to bless us and our households with thy 
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44 THE COLLECTS FOR THE CHURCH-YEAR. 

whatsoever is necessary for our bodily wants, to avert 
from us all calamities and evils, and to make this to 
be unto us a blessed, peaceful, and happy year; for 
the sake of Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our only 
Saviour. Amen. 

The Epistle: Gal. iii. 23-29. 
The Gospel: Luke ii 21. 

The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the 
Gentiles. 

OLORD God, heavenly Father, who by the lead- 
ing of a star didst manifest thy only-begotten 
Son to the Gentiles ; we give thee hearty thanks that 
by the blood of Christ, thou hast made us nigh who 
were in times past Gentiles in the flesh, being aliens 
from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from 
the covenants of promise, and hast made us fellow- 
citizens with the saints, and of the household of God ; 
and we pray thee : enlighten us by thy Holy Spirit, 
that we may realize this thy grace, may comfort our- 
selves with the same in true faith, and by a holy con- 
versation, show forth the praises of him who hath 
called us out of darkness into his marvellous light; 
through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle : Isaiah lx. 1-6. 
The Gospel: Mat. ii. 1-12. 

The First Sunday after Epiphany. 

f\ LORD Jesus Christ, who wast seated in the temple 
^ in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them 
and asking them questions ; so rule us by thy Holy 
Spirit, that we, following thy example, may love the 
habitation of thy house, and the place where thy 
honor dwelleth, may diligently seek the same with 
our children, hearing thy word with gladness and 
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THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 45 

thou who livest and reignest with the Father and the 
Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen. 

The Epistle : Rom. xii. 1-6. 
The Gospel: Luke ii. 41-52. 

The Second Sunday after Epiphany. 

C\ LORD God, our heavenly Father, who by signs 
^^ and wonders clidst show forth the glory of thy 
dear Son Jesus Christ during his sojourn on earth ; 
grant us we beseech thee, thy Holy Spirit, the Spirit 
of Glory, that we through his help may believe in 
Jesus Christ, may know the riches of his glorious 
grace, and be clothed in our inward man with the 
manifold gifts of the same ; through thy dear Son our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Rom. xii. 7-16. 
The Gospel: John ii. 1-11. 

The Third Sunday after Epiphany. 

(~\ LOUD Jesus Christ, thou Comforter and Helper 
^-^ of all them that are in trouble, as we by reason 
of our sins and infirmities are subject to many dis- 
eases and sufferings ; we pray thee : give us stead- 
fast faith, that in all our sufferings and tribulations 
we may take refuge in thee, and experiencing thy 
help, may give thanks, now and evermore, unto thee, 
who with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and 
reignest, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. 

The Epistle: Rom. xii. 17-21. 
The Gospel: Mat. viii. 1-13. 

The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. 

C\ GOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of 
" so many and great dangers, that by reason of the 
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46 THE COLLECTS FOR THE CHURCH-YEAR. 

grant to us such strength and protection, as may sup- 
port us in all dangers, and carry us through all temp- 
tations ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Evistle : Rom. xiii. 8-10. 
The Gospel: Mat. viii. 23-27. 

The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. 

OLOKD, we beseech thee to keep thy Church and 
household continually in thy true religion ; that 
they who do lean only upon the hope of thy heavenly 
grace may evermore be defended by thy mighty 
power; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth 
and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

The Epistle: Col. iii. 12-17. 
The Gospel: Mat. xiii. 24-30. 

The Sixth Sunday after Epiphany. 

\ LMIGHTY and everlasting God, whose dear Son 
-"- Jesus Christ was transfigured before the eyes of 
his brethren ; we pray thee : show forth his glory in 
our hearts also by thy Holy Spirit, to the end that 
we may know him as the true light of our life, and 
cleave to him with sincere devotion, that we may give 
heed with all diligence to his word, and be followers 
of him, that thus we may be transformed by his grace 
into his image from glory to glory ; for the sake of 
our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 

The Epistle: 2 Pet. i. 16-21. 

Or: Col. iii. 18— iv. 1. 
The Gospel: Mat. xvii. 1-9. 

The Third Sunday before Lent. Septaagesima. 
r\ LORD God, our heavenly Father, we give thanks 
^-^ unto thee that thou hast called us into thy 
Church, thine earthly vineyard ; and we pray thee : 



THE SUNDAY BEFORE LENT. 47 

grant us thy Holy Spirit, that we may cheerfully 
obey that call, and be found as faithful laborers, so 
that when the evening of our day on earth has come, 
Ave may receive through grace the reward of everlast- 
ing life ; through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Cor. ix. 24— x. 5. 
The Gospel: Mat. xx. 1-16. 

The Second Sunday before Lent. Sexagesima. 

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who dost 
-"- so graciously sow the seed of thy divine word in 
our hearts ; grant that it may fall upon good ground, 
and that we, gladly hearing thy word, and sin- 
cerely believing it, may treasure it up in good and 
honest hearts, that so we may bear much fruit to the 
honor of thy name and to our own salvation ; through 
Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: 2 Cor. xi". 19— xii. 9. 
The Gospel: Luke viii. 4-15. 



The Sunday before Lent. Quinquagesima, or Esto Mihi. 

f\ LORD Jesus Christ, who on thy way to Jeru- 
^^ salem to be crucified, diclst open the eyes of the 
blind, and didst proclaim unto thy disciples everlast- 
ing redemption through thy death ; we pray thee : 
cause by thy Holy Spirit the light of faith to shine 
upon us, that we may clearly behold the fullness of 
that love wherewith thou hast loved us even unto 
death, and may obtain grace in all things to follow in 
thy footsteps ; who with the Father and the Holy 
Spirit livest and reignest, for ever and ever. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Cor. xiii. 1-13. 
The Gospel: Luke xviii. 31-43. 



48 THE COLLECTS FOR THE CHURCH-YEAR. 

The First Sunday in Lent, tnvocavit. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, our heavenly 
Father, who didst give thy Son to suffer for us 
the painful death of the cross, that thou mightest re- 
move from us the power of the enemy ; grant that 
the bitter sufferings of thy dear Son may so move 
our hearts, that we may seek and obtain the forgive- 
ness of our sins and everlasting redemption ; through 
the same thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Or: 

f\ LORD Jesus Christ, who didst fast forty days 
^-^ and forty nights in the wilderness, and didst 
overcome all the temptations of the devil ; we thank 
thee, that for our salvation, thou wast in all points 
tempted like as we are, yet without sin, and as our 
merciful High Priest canst be touched with the feel- 
ing of our infirmities ; and we pray thee : give us grace 
steadfastly to resist the allurements of sin, that the 
lusts of our flesh being subdued to the Spirit, we 
may ever obey thy godly motions in righteousness 
and true holiness, to thy honor and glory, who livest 
and reignest w T ith the Father and the Holy Ghost, 
one God, world without end. Amen. 

The Epistle: 2 Cor. vi. 1-10. 
The Gospel: Mat. iv. 1-11. 

The Second Sunday in Lent. Reminiscere. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting Gocl, we give thanks 
-^- to thee, that for our sake, thy dear Son fought 
the good fight of faith, and learned obedience through 
suffering, that being made perfect he might become 
the author of eternal salvation unto all them that 
obey him ; and we pray thee : grant us thy Holy 
Spirit, that we, being truly obedient to his word, 
may hold fast our confidence in his grace amid all 



THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 49 

dangers and temptations, and so in all things be more 
than conquerors through him that loved us, Jesus 
Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Thess. iv. 1-7. 
The Gospel: Mat. xv. 21-28. 

The Third Sunday in Lent. Oculi. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who by the holy 
-^- and precious suffering and death of thy dear 
Son hast destroyed the works of the devil, and spoiled 
principalities and powers ; we most heartily thank 
thee for this thy goodness and mercy ; and we humbly 
pray thee : grant us thy Holy Spirit, that with true 
faith we may lay hold on the victory of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, and thus, being made free from the 
power of Satan and of darkness, we may serve thee 
alone, and be thine in life and in death ; through the 
same thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Ephes. v. 1-9. 
The Gospel: Luke xi. 14-28. 

The Fourth Sunday in Lent. Laetare. 

OLOBD Jesus Christ, who with a few loaves and 
fishes didst wonderfully feed the thousands ; we 
pray thee : grant us grace to be content with whatever 
things thy goodness bestows upon us, help us rightly 
to use thy manifold gifts, and at all times with filial 
gratitude to give thanks to thee, who livest and 
reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, for 
ever and ever. Amen. 

The Epistle: Gal. iv. 21-31. 
The Gospel: John vi. 1-15. 

The Fifth Sunday in Lent. Judiea. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who didst cause 
-^- thy dear Son for our sake to endure such con- 
tradiction of sinners ; we pray thee : so rule our hearts 
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50 THE COLLECTS FOR THE CHURCH-YEAR. 

by thy Holy Spirit, that we being truly obedient to 
his commands, may always be acceptable before him, 
and looking diligently to him in faith, may not become 
weary or negligent in the profession of the truth, that 
so, keeping his word we may never see death ; through 
the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reign- 
eth with thee and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, 
world without end. Amen. 

The Epistle: Heb. ix. 11-15. 
The Gospel: John viii. 46-59. 

The Sixth Sunday in Lent. Palmarum. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast led thy 
dear Son Jesus Christ through sufferings and 
death to thine eternal glory, and hast exalted him at 
thy right hand to be Lord of Lords and King of 
Kings ; we beseech thee : grant us thy good Spirit, 
that with willing hearts we may receive him as our 
King, follow his example in true humility, that being 
made perfect through sufferings, we may enter into 
eternal glory; through the same thy Son, Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Phil. ii. 5-11. 

Or: 1 Cor. xi. 23-32. 
The Gospel: Mat. xxi. 1-9. 

Thursday lefore Easter. 

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, we give 
-"- thee humble and hearty thanks that thou hast 
given thy dear Son to die for us, that he might not 
only bear our sins and make atonement for us upon 
the cross, but that he might also give us in his holy 
Supper his body to eat and his blood to drink unto 
our salvation ; we pray thee : give us grace to put our 
whole trust in thy redeeming love, and help us always 
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GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER SUNDAY. 51 

him may be strengthened, our souls comforted, and 
we be enabled to resist all the assaults of sin and 
death ; through the same thy dear Son, Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Cor. xi. 23-32. 
Or: Exod. xii. 1-13. 
The Gospel: John xiii. 1-15. 

Good Friday. 

A LMIGHTY Father, everlasting God, who didst 
-^*- give thine only-begotten Son to suffer the pain- 
ful death of the cross, in order that he might deliver 
us from the power of our enemy ; grant that we may 
so keep this day, and so thank him for his bitter suf- 
ferings and death, that we may receive the forgive- 
ness of our sins and redemption from everlasting 
death ; through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord 
and Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the 
unity of the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen. 

The Epistle : Isa. liii. 

The Gospel: The Passion history. 

Easter Sunday. 

\ LMIGHTY God, who through the death of thy 
-^- Son Jesus Christ hast overcome the power of 
sin and death, and by his resurrection hast restored 
happiness and everlasting life, that we, being delivered 
from the power of the devil, might live in thy king- 
dom ; grant us grace that with our whole hearts we 
may believe this thy word, and continuing steadfast 
in our faith may evermore thank and praise thee, and 
may serve thee in newness of life ; through the same 
thy Son Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Cor. v. 6-8. 
The Gospel : Mar. xvi. 1-8. 



52 THE COLLECTS FOR THE CHURCH-YEAR. 

Easter Monday. 

OLORD Jesus Christ, who didst draw near to thy 
disciples on their way to Enirnaus, and didst 
teach them from the Scriptures concerning thy resur- 
rection ; we pray thee : draw nigh to us also, and 
grant us thy Spirit, that by his help we may truly 
understand the Scriptures which are able to make us 
wise unto salvation, that we may come to know thee 
and to continue steadfast in love toward thee unto 
the end, and at last be made partakers of the blessed 
resurrection unto life everlasting ; through thee, who 
with the Father and the Holy Spirit lives t and reign- 
est, for ever and ever. Amen. 

The Epistle: Acts x. 34-41. 
The Gospel: Luke xxiv. 13-35. 

The First Sunday after Easter Quasimodogeniti. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who by the 
-^*- death and the resurrection of thy dear Son hast 
brought life and immortality to light, and dost now 
cause the gospel of peace to be declared to us ; we 
beseech thee ; so rule us by thy Holy Spirit that we 
may be begotten again by the power of the resurrec- 
tion of Jesus Christ unto a lively hope, and to the 
enjoyment of thy peace which passeth all understand- 
ing ; that by true faith we may overcome the world, 
and at all times have the witness of thy grace ; 
through Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 John v. 4-10. 
The Gospel: John xx. 19-31. 



The Second Sunday after Easter. Miser icordias. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who brought 
-^V again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the 
great Shepherd of the sheep, and who by thy word 



THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 53 

and thy Spirit dost call us unto his fold, and give unto 
us fullness of life ; we pray thee : grant us thy Holy 
Spirit, so that we may hear the voice of the good 
Shepherd and cheerfully follow him ; and do thou 
graciously defend us, that neither Satan, the world, 
nor death, may pluck us out of his hand, until the 
day when there shall be one Shepherd and one fold ; 
through the same thy dear Son Jesus Christ, our Lord. 
Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Pet. ii. 21-25. 
The Gospel: John x. 12-16. 

The Third Sunday after Easter. Jubilate. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost suffer 
-^- us to be in heaviness for a season during our 
earthly pilgrimage, by reason of manifold temptations, 
for the trial and purifying of our faith ; we pray thee : 
so rule our hearts by thy Holy Spirit, that we, seek- 
ing our true home in heaven, may wait in faith and 
patience for the glorious revelation of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, that when he shall appear we may see him as 
he is, and rejoice forever with joy unspeakable ; 
through the same thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Pet. ii. 11-20. 
The* Gospel: John xvi. 16-23. 

The Fourth Sunday after Easter. Cantate. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, the Father of 
-£^ L lights, from whom cometh down every good gift 
and every perfect gift, we give thanks to thee that 
thy dear Son, by his going again unto thee, secured 
for us the gift of the Holy Ghost ; and we pray thee : 
give us obedient hearts, that we may not despise the 
reproof of thy Spirit, but being begotten again by the 
same to a lively faith through the word of truth, may 
have thy Son glorified in us, and may be transformed 

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54 THE COLLECTS FOR THE CHURCH-YEAR. 

into his image ; through the same, Jesus Christ thy 
Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: James i. 16-21. 
The Gospel: John xvi. 5-15. 

The Fifth Sunday after Easter. Rogate. 

OLORD Jesus Christ, who hast commanded us to 
pray in thy name, and hast given us access to 
the Father with confidence, and who hast graciously 
promised to hear us ; we pray thee : grant us grace 
that we may not despise this thy goodness, and be- 
stow upon us thy Holy Spirit that he may incline our 
hearts to fervent prayer, that he may help our infirmi- 
ties, and teach us at all times to pray for those things 
which are needful to our everlasting salvation, and 
which are well pleasing to thee, who with the Father 
and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

The Epistle: James i. 22-27. 
The Gospel: John xvi. 23-30. 

Ascension-day. 
\ LMIGHTY God, who hast raised up thy dear 
-^*- Son from the lowliness of his earthly state to 
thy right hand in the heavens ; grant that like as we 
do joyfully believe and this day celebrate his ascen- 
sion, so we may even in this present world live in 
spirit in heavenly things, seeking only the things 
which are eternal, that we may in the end be made 
partakers of the ascension of thy Son Jesus Christ, 
our Lord. Amen. 

0- The Epistle: Acts i. 1-11. 

The Gospel: Mar. xvi. 14-20. 

Sunday after Ascension-day. Exaudi. 
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast exalted 
-^*- thine only-begotten Son to thy heavenly glory ; 
we pray thee : leave us not comfortless, but send unto 



TRINITY SUNDAY. 55 

us thy Holy Spirit, that he may in Christ's stead 
comfort us under all the afflictions of this mortal life, 
and strengthen us to the faithful profession of the 
truth, and thus prepare us for the eternal glory where- 
unto thou hast called us ; through the same thy dear 
Son Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Pet. iv. 8-11. 
The Gospel: John xv. 26— xvi. 4. 

Whitsunday. Pentecost. 

OLOKD God, our heavenly Father, who didst on 
the day of Pentecost pour out thy Holy Spirit, 
according to thy promise, upon the Apostles and first 
believers, and didst fill them with his power ; we be- 
seech thee : grant that we may be led by the same 
Spirit into all truth, and evermore rejoice in his holy 
comfort, and be filled with his power ; through thy 
dear Son Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 

The Epistle: Acts ii. 1-13. 
The Gospel: John xiv. 23-31. 

Whitmonday, 
IV /TOST merciful God, our heavenly Father, we ren- 
-^-'-*- der thee most humble and hearty thanks that 
thou didst so love the world as to give thine only- 
begotten Son to die for our sins upon the cross ; we 
beseech thee : grant us grace that we may believe and 
put our whole trust in him, and continue faithful to 
him even unto the end, so that we may not perish 
but have everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ, thy 
Son, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 

The Epistle: Acts x. 42-48. 
The Gospel: John iii. 16-21. 

Trinity Sunday. 
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast given 
•*-*- unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of 
a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal 



56 THE COLLECTS FOR THE CHURCH-YEAR. 

Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to 
worship the Unity ; we beseech thee : that thou 
wonkiest keep us steadfast in this faith, and evermore 
defend us from all adversities ; who livest and reignest, 
one God, world without end. Amen. 

Or: 

ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, our heavenly 
Father, we give thanks unto thee that in the 
Sacrament of Holy Baptism thou didst receive us as 
thy children, and grant us for Christ's sake, forgive- 
ness of sins and everlasting life ; we pray thee : so rule 
us by thy Holy Spirit, that we may never be unmind- 
ful of our baptismal covenant, but daily renounce every 
evil way, and serve thee in true holiness, until we shall 
be received by death into thy heavenly kingdom ; 
through Jesus Christ thy Son, who liveth and reigneth 
with thee and the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

The Epistle: Rom. xi. 33-36. 
The Gospel: John iii. 1-15. 

The First Sunday after Trinity. 
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who in thy word 
-^-*- hast given unto us exceeding great and precious 
promises, that by these we might be partakers of the 
divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is 
in the world through lust \ we pray thee : grant us thy 
Holy Spirit, that we may be awakened by thy word 
out of the sleep of carnal security, and firmly believ- 
ing in thy dear Son, may lay hold on the gifts of 
everlasting life, so that being strengthened by his 
might we may crucify our flesh together with the 
lusts thereof, and in the end be received into thy 
presence ; through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle : 1 John iv. 16-21. 
The Gospel: Luke xvi. 19-31. 



THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 57 

The Second Sunday after Trinity. 

MOST merciful God and Father, we render thanks 
unto thee, that thou didst choose us in Christ 
before the foundation of the world to the kingdom of 
thy glory, and didst call us to the same through thy 
word and sacrament; and we humbly pray thee : give 
us thy Holy Spirit, that he may purify our hearts 
from the vain desires of the world, that we may not 
despise thy heavenly calling, but obey the same with 
thanksgiving and joy, and continuing in fear and love 
toward thee, at last be made partakers of the blessed 
inheritance of thy children, and of the heavenly supper 
of the Lamb ; through the same thy Son, our Lord 
and Saviour. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 John iii. 13-18. 
The Gospel: Luke xiv. 16-24. 

The Third Sunday after Trinity. 
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, we give thanks 
-"- unto thee that in Christ Jesus our Lord thou hast 
manifested thy unspeakable love and mercy unto us 
poor sinners ; and we pray thee : give us thy Holy 
Spirit that he may lead us to thy dear Son, and that 
we, believing in thy mercy, may evermore feel its 
power, and put our trust in thy grace alone; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Peter v. 6-11. 
The Gospel: Luke xv. 1-10. 

The Fourth Sunday after Trinity. 
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, by whose free 
-^- grace we are what we are, and to whose un- 
merited mercy in Christ Jesus we owe all in us that 
is well-pleasing in thy sight ; we pray thee : give us 
thy Holy Spirit, that he may write these things with 
power in our hearts, so that we may not with secure 



58 THE COLLECTS TOR THE CHURCH YEAR. 

presumption and haughtiness judge and despise our 
fellow-men, but at all times, in meekness and charity, 
show the same forbearance towards them ; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Rom. viii. 18-23. 
The Gospel: Luke vi. 36-42. 

The Fifth Sunday after Trinity. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast in 
mercy given us thy blessed word to teach us, 
that notwithstanding our sins, we may draw nigh to 
thee with confidence through Jesus Christ our Lord; 
we humbly beseech thee : give us thy Holy Spirit 
that we may heartily believe thy word, and be 
strengthened thereby to renounce the world and deny 
ourselves, and cheerfully to take up our cross and 
follow Jesus Christ, and thus be made partakers of 
thy everlasting glory; through the same thy Son, 
our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Pet. iii. 8-15 
The Gospel: Luke v. 1-11. 

The Sixth Sunday after Trinity. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who searchest 
■?-*- the heart and triest the reins of the children of 
men, with whom that faith alone availeth which 
worketh by love ; we pray thee : beget within us an 
earnest desire to lay hold of thy grace in Christ, and 
may we be strengthened thereby to walk in the way 
of thy commandments ; but especially do we beseech 
thee to cleanse our hearts by thy Holy Spirit from all 
malice and anger, and to fill us with that sincere love 
to our brethren which is well pleasing unto thee ; for 
the sake of Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. 
Amen. 

The Epistle: Rom. vi. 3-11. 
The Gospel: Mat, v. 20-26. 



THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 59 

The Seventh Sunday after Trinity. 

ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, whose 
mercies are new unto us every morning, and 
who, though we have in no wise deserved thy good- 
ness, dost abundantly provide for all our wants of 
body and soul ; we pray thee : give us thy Holy Spirit, 
that we may heartily acknowledge thy merciful good- 
ness toward us, give thanks to thee for all thy benefits, 
and being wholly given to thee, serve thee in true 
obedience ; through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Rom. vi. 19-23. 
The Gospel : Mar. viii. 1-9. 

The Eighth Sunday after Trinity. 

C\ LORD God, our heavenly Father, who in thy 
^-^ word hast set before us the sure way of salvation, 
and by the Holy Spirit dost reprove, teach, and ad- 
monish us ; we beseech thee : raise up continually in 
thy Church faithful pastors and teachers, and gra- 
ciously defend us from all error and false doctrine, 
that Ave ma} r not be tossed and carried about by every 
wind of doctrine, but may try the spirits by the 
testimonies of thy word whether they be of thee, and 
cheerfully hear and obey thy servants, and finally ap- 
pear before thee with the good fruits of righteous- 
ness; through Jesus Christ, thy clear Son, our Lord. 
Amen. 

The Epistle: Rom. viii. 12-1 v. 
The Gospel: Mat. vii. 15-23. 

The Ninth Sunday after Trinity. 

f\ LORD God, our heavenly Father, who hast ap- 
V* pointed us to be stewards of thy gifts, and who 
alone canst defend and preserve us amid the tempta- 
tions of this world ; we pray thee : give us thy Holy 



60 THE COLLECTS FOR THE CHURCH-YEAR. 

Spirit that we may use the gifts of this life which 
thou hast entrusted to us as faithful stewards in ac- 
cordance with thy will, that when thou shalt call us 
to account we may be received into the habitations of 
the just; through Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. 
Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Cor. x. 6-13. 
The Gospel: Luke xvi. 1-9. 

The Tenth Sunday after Trinity. 
A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who wilt 
-^- have all men to be saved, and hast no pleasure 
in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn 
from his way and live ; we humbly beseech thee : give 
us thy good Spirit, that in this our time of grace we 
may earnestly consider the things which belong to 
our peace ; and do thou so enlighten us that we may 
truly understand and forsake our sins, and thus escap- 
ing the destruction of the world, may appear before 
thy presence with exceeding joy ; through Jesus 
Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Cor. xii. 1-11. 
The Gospel: Luke xix. 41-48. 

The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. 
A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who in thy holy 
-£*- word hast made known to us thy gracious pur- 
pose to save us by grace alone, not for any merit or 
worthiness in us, but solely for the sake of the pre- 
cious merits of thy dear Son Jesus Christ ; we pray 
thee : let the bright light of thy gospel shine into our 
hearts, that we giving up all confidence in our own 
righteousness, may come before thee with an humble 
confession of our sins, and with hearty faith put all 
our trust in thy grace; through Jesus Christ, thy 
Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Cor. xv. 1-10. 
The Gospel: Luke xviii. 9-14. 



THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRTNITY. 61 

The Tivelfth Sunday after Trinity. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who by thy 
mighty power dost make the blind to see, the 
deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak ; we pray thee : 
take away the covering from our eyes that we may 
see the brightness of thy gospel, open our ears that 
we may diligently hear and keep thy saving word, 
and loosen our tongues, that with cheerful voice we 
may evermore praise and glorify thee ; through Jesus 
Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: 2 Cor. iii. 4-11 
The Gospel: Mark vii. 31-37. 

The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, we give thee 
^"- hearty thanks that it hath pleased thee to ap- 
point our lot in the times of the new covenant, when 
thou clesirest to make manifest thy dear Son in our 
hearts by faith, and to fill us with sincere love to thee 
and to one another ; and we humbly beseech thee : 
grant us thy Holy Spirit, that we may learn to be 
duly sensible of this thine unmerited grace, and by 
faithfully using the same become partakers of thy sal- 
vation ; for the sake of Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Gal. iii. 15-22. 
The Gospel: Luke x. 23-37. 

The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who of thy great 
mercy in Jesus Christ thy Son, hast granted us 
the forgiveness of our sins, and all things that pertain 
to life and godliness ; we pray thee : give us thy Holy 
Spirit that he may so rule our hearts, that we, being 
ever mindful of thy fatherly love to us, may be en- 






62 THE COLLECTS FOR TIIE CHURCH-YEAR. 

abled to mortify our flesh, to overcome all the lusts of 
the world, and serving thee in holiness and purity of 
life, evermore give thanks to thee for all thy goodness ; 
through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Gal. v. 16-24. 
The Gospel: Lukexvii. 11-19. 

The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. 

ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, who spared 
not thine only begotten Son, but freely delivered 
him up for us all, and thereby made manifest thine 
exceeding great love to us, to the end that we might 
be drawn to love thee again with our whole heart; 
we give thanks to thee for all the benefits which thou 
hast so richly bestowed upon us ; and we humbly 
pray thee : give us thy good Spirit that we may not 
yield our hearts to the service of the world, but with 
filial trust serve thee alone, and seek first of all thy 
kingdom and its righteousness ; through Jesus Christ, 
thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Gal. v. 25— vi. 10. 
The Gospel: Mat. vi. 24-34. 

The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. 
f\ LORD Jesus Christ, thou Prince of life and Con- 
^^ queror of death, as by reason of our sinful nature 
we have all been made subject to death, and must at 
the last depart this life ; we pray thee : grant that our 
hearts may have comfort in thine own glorious resur- 
rection from the dead, and help us steadfastly to be- 
lieve, that as by the word of thy power, thou didst 
raise from the dead the widow's son, so thou wilt also 
raise us up at the last day, and grant unto us ever- 
lasting life ; who with the Father and the Holy Spirit 
livest and reignest, world without end. Amen. 

The Epistle: Ephes. iii. 13-21. 
The Gospel: Luke vii. 11-17. 



THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 63 

The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who in thy Son 
Jesus Christ our Saviour, hast set before us a 
perfect example of humility and love ; we pray thee : 
give us thy Holy Spirit that he may teach us that 
only that faith availeth with thee which proceedeth 
from true humility of heart and which worketh by 
love ; through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. 
Amen. 

The Epistle: Ephes. iv. 1-6. 
The Gospel: Luke xiv. 1—11. 

The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. 

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who by 
-^V thy word clost show unto us the way to heaven, 
and give us all things that pertain unto life and god- 
liness, the knowledge both of thy holy law and of thy 
fatherly grace in Jesus Christ ; we pray thee make the 
preaching of thy holy gospel powerful and effectual 
in us, that we may see our own sinfulness and learn 
to know thy dear Son as the only Saviour of sinners, 
in all things heartily do thy will, and with steadfast 
faith look for the daj^ of our Lord Jesus Christ, to 
whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and 
glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Cor. i. 4-9. 
The Gospel: Mat. xxii. 34-46. 

The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who through 
-^- Jesus Christ our Lord dost graciously pardon the 
sins of the contrite when they call upon thee ; w T e pray 
thee : have mercy upon us and pardon all our sins, and 
strengthen us by thy grace that we may put off con- 
cerning our former conversation, the old man, which 



64 THE COLLECTS FOR THE CHURCH-YEAR. 

is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts ; and being 
renewed in the spirit of our minds, may walk before 
thee in righteousness and true holiness all the days 
of our life ; through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle : Ephes. iv. 22-28. 
The Gospel: Mat. ix. 1-8. 

The Tventieth Sunday after Trinity. 

ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who in 
holy Baptism didst clothe us with the true wed- 
ding garment for thy blessed supper, and by thy word 
art continually inviting us to come to the same ; we 
beseech thee : enlighten us by thy Holy Spirit that 
we may not by unbelief and lightness of mind despise 
thy heavenly calling, but giving heed thereto with 
true faith and earnestness, may walk worthy thereof 
in holiness of life; through Jesus Christ, thy dear 
Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Ephes. v. 15-21. 
The Gospel: Mat. xxii. 1-14. 

The Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity. 

C\ LORD Jesus Christ, who dost not break the 
^-^ bruised reed nor quench the smoking flax ; we 
pray thee : increase and strengthen our imperfect faith, 
that we, putting our whole trust in thy word, may not 
only believe in thee ourselves, but strive by thy grace 
to bring all of our household to the like faith, that 
with them we may finally come to the enjoyment of 
everlasting life; through thee, who with the Father 
and the Holy Ghost* livest and reignest, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

The Epistle : Ephes. vi. 10-17. 
The Gospel: John iv. 47-54. 



THE TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 65 

The Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity. 

A LMIGHTY God, most merciful Father, who in 
-*"■*- Jesus Christ our Lord dost richly and daily for- 
give us all our sins, and dost graciously remit the 
punishment which we most justly have deserved ; we 
pray thee : give us thy Holy Spirit, that we may so 
believe in thy fatherly mercy, that with a ready heart 
and true charity we may forgive our brethren their 
sins, even as thou forgivest us ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Phil. i. 3-11. 
The Gospel: Mat. xviii. 23-35. 

The Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, thou King of 
-"- kings and Lord of lords, who hast appointed 
human government for our good; we pray thee: grant 
thy grace unto all Christian governments, that by ex- 
ercising justice, wisdom, and mercy, they may always 
serve thee ; and so rule us by thy good Spirit, that 
we may always yield a willing obedience to the laws 
which are ordained, and render due honor to all who 
are in authority, making supplication for them, that 
under their government and protection we may lead 
a quiet and peaceable life, in all godliness and honesty ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: Phil. iii. 17-21. 
The Gospel: Mat. xxii. 15-22. 

The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity. 

f~\ GOD of all grace, from whom all our help doth 
^^ come, our refuge and strength, who by thy dear 
Son hast promised us forgiveness of sins and deliver- 
ance from everlasting death ; we pray thee : strengthen 
us by thy Holy Spirit, that firmly relying upon thy 

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66 THE COLLECTS FOR THE CHURCH-YEAR. 

promises, we may daily grow in grace, and ever hold 
fast the comfortable hope, that we shall not see death, 
but fall asleep, and at the last day be raised up to 
everlasting life ; through the same thy Son, our Lord 
and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

The Epistle : Col. i. 9-14. 
The Gospel: Mat. ix. 18-26. 

The Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost not 
threaten in vain, but wilt surely visit the judg- 
ments of thy divine wrath upon the unbeliever 
and the disobedient ; we give thee hearty thanks, that 
of thy fatherly goodness, thou hast given us warning 
in thy word, of all the danger and destruction that 
threaten our souls ; and we pray thee : awaken us 
by thy Holy Spirit, that we may not wilfully despise 
thy warnings and threatenings, but may earnestly 
watch and pray, and by thy grace work out our sal- 
ivation with fear and trembling ; through Jesus Christ, 
thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Thess. iv. 13-18. 
The Gospel: Mat, xsiv. 15-28. 

The Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Trinity. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast ap- 
-"- pointed thy Son Jesus Christ to be the Judge of 
the living and the dead, and by him wilt make mani- 
fest the counsels of all hearts ; we humbly pray thee : 
awaken us in this our time of grace by thy Holy 
Spirit, that we may not live securely in our sins, but 
by hearty repentance and true faith lay hold on the 
salvation which is offered to us, and leading a godly 
life, look for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 
finally inherit the everlasting kingdom prepared for 
us at thy right hand, by him, who liveth and reigneth 



THE FESTIVAL OF HARVEST. 67 

with thee and the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

The Epistle: 2 Pet. iii. 3-14. 

Or: 2 Thess. i. 3-10. 
The Gospel: Mat. xxv. 31-46. 



The Twenty-seventh Sunday after Trinity. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who in the day 
of the glorious coming of thy dear Son, wilt de- 
liver us from all the dangers and temptations of this 
mortal life, and receive us into thy heavenly kingdom ; 
we pray thee : give us true wisdom, that while we yet 
have time, we may hy thy grace supply ourselves 
with the oil of true faith, and thus prepared, always 
watch and pray, that when the Bridegroom cometh 
we may go to meet him with joy, and not be made 
ashamed; through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our 
Lord. Amen. 

The Epistle: 1 Thess. v. 1-11. 

Or: Rom. iii. 21-28. 
The Gospel: Mat. xxv. 1-13. 

Or: Mat. xxiv. 37-51. 

Or: Mat. v. 1-2. 



The Festival of Harvest. 

ALMIGHTY God, most merciful Father, who open- 
est thy liberal hand and satisfiest the desires of 
every living creature ; we humbly give thanks to thee 
that thou hast crowned the fields with thy blessing, 
and hast permitted us once more to gather in the fruits 
of the earth ; and we pray thee ; bless and protect the 
living seed of thy word sown in our hearts, that 
in the plenteous fruits of righteousness, we may 
always present to thee an acceptable thankoffering ; 
through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 



63 THE COLLECTS FOR THE CHURCH-YEAR. 

After a failure of the Harvest. 

TTOLY and merciful God, who dost rule and appor- 
-*-*- tion all things in the world according . to the 
counsel of thy will, and in thine inscrutable provi- 
dence this year hast withdrawn a portion of thy bless- 
ing from our fields, and visited many of the needy with 
want and care, we humble ourselves before thee and 
acknowledge that we have deserved all thy visitations ; 
but we also turn unto thee with steadfast faith in thy 
grace, and pray thee to give us patience, and to 
strengthen our confidence in thy help. Never leave 
us nor forsake us, but let us again experience thy 
gracious aid and blessing ; for the sake of Jesus Christ, 
thy Son, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 

The Festival of the Reformation. 

Il/TOST merciful God, the Almighty protector of thy 
-"-■- holy Church ; we pray thee graciously to accept 
our thanks for the restoration of thy gospel ; and we be- 
seech thee evermore to defend thy Church from all 
error, and to preserve it in the purity of thy word ; 
and so rule and direct our hearts by thy Holy Spirit, 
that we may ever continue steadfast in the faith of 
our Lord and Saviour, who alone is our righteousness 
and wisdom, our consolation and peace, and finally be 
brought to behold thy glory ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the 
Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. Amen. 

The Close of the Church-Year. 

A LMIGHTY God, who dost rule and govern thy 
-"- holy Christian Church ; we give thee most hearty 
thanks for the plenteous blessings of thy gospel which 
thou hast vouchsafed unto us during the past year ; 
and we beseech thee : bestow upon us thy Holy Spirit, 



FOR A DAY OF THANKSGIVING. 69 

that by his gracious working we may be made rightly 
to value thy precious means of grace, so that we, 
being turned to thee, may come to everlasting life ; 
through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 

For a Day of Humiliation. 

ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, our heavenly 
Father, who desirest not the death of a sinner, 
but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and 
live ; we most earnestly beseech thee to turn from us 
those punishments which by our sins we most justly 
have deserved, and to grant us grace ever hereafter 
to serve thee in holiness and pureness of living; 
through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, who liveth and 
reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, 
for ever and ever. Amen. 

For a Day of Thanksgiving. 

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, from whom 
-^- all good gifts continually do proceed, and who 
dost daily defend us from all danger and harm ; we 
give thee most hearty thanks for all the mercies and 
loving-kindness which thou hast shown unto us ; they 
cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee, they are 
more than can be numbered ; and we humbly beseech 
thee : grant us thy Holy Spirit, that we may have a 
due sense of all thy goodness and mercy, that we may 
never forget thy faithfulness and grace, but at all times 
give thanks unto thee, and laud and praise thy holy 
name, both while we live on earth, and in thine eternal 
kingdom. For thine, Lord, thine only, is the king- 
dom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 



70 GENERAL COLLECTS. 



Central Collects. 
i. 

OGOD, our heavenly Father, who dost teach the 
hearts of thy faithful people, by sending to them 
the light of thy Holy Spirit ; grant us by the same 
Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and 
evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort ; through the 
merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and 
reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, 
one God, world without end. Amen. 



A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of 
•*-*- thy tender mercy towards us poor sinners, hast 
given thy only-begotten Son, that believing in him we 
might have everlasting life ; we pray thee : grant us 
thy Holy Spirit that we may truly believe in him, 
and continuing steadfast in this faith to the end, may 
come to everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ, thy 
Son, our Lord. Amen. 



A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who through 
-^- thy Son hast promised us forgiveness of sins and 
everlasting life ; we beseech thee that thou wouldest 
so rule and govern our hearts by thy Holy Spirit, that 
in our daily need, and especially in all time of tempta- 
tion, we may seek help from him, and by a true and 
confident faith in his word assuredly find it ; through 
the same thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth 
and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 



GENERAL COLLECTS. 71 



ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, we are now 
assembled in thy presence to hear all that shall 
be spoken in thy name and by thy command ; we pray 
thee : grant that we may receive thy word with true 
devotion and faithfully keep it. Remove from us all 
vain and sinful thoughts, and open our hearts by thy 
Holy Spirit, that through the preaching of thy blessed 
word, we may be made truly to know thy will, and 
to conform our lives thereto, to the praise and glory 
of thy holy name, and to the salvation of our souls ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 

Collects for the close of the service. 
l. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, the Father of 
our Lord Jesus Christ, we give thee most hearty 
thanks that thou hast again declared unto us thy 
gracious purposes of mercy toward us and toward all 
the children of men ; and we humbly beseech thee to 
bless thy word which we have now heard, making it 
quick and powerful, and grant us grace to receive the 
same with sincere hearts, and to bring forth the peace- 
able fruits of righteousness in our lives. Do thou so 
rule and govern the members of thy church and the 
ministers of the gospel, by thy Holy Spirit, that they 
may ever continue steadfast in the saving doctrines 
of thy word, that so they may increase in faith to- 
ward thee, in charity toward all their brethren of 
mankind, and as becometh Christians, may show forth 
the excellences of him, who has called us out of dark- 
ness into his marvellous light. 

And whatever other things are needful and good 
for us, and for which thou hast taught us to pray, we 
humbly ask of thee in the words of our Lord Jesus 



72 GENERAL COLLECTS. 

Christ : Our Father, who art in heaven ; Hallowed be 
thy name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on 
earth as it is in heaven ; Give us this day our daily 
bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into 
temptation ; But deliver us from evil ; For thine is 
the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

2. 

OGOD, the eternal source of wisdom and purity, 
from whom all good counsels, all holy desires, and 
all just works do proceed ; we offer up our prayers 
unto thee, beseeching thee to sanctify our hearts by 
thy holy word. What we know not teach thou us. 
Whatever is wrong in us, dispose and enable us to 
reform. Whatever in us is good, assist us to carry 
forward to perfection. Grant that we may go forth 
into the world with the spirit of true religion in our 
souls, and spend all our days in thy fear and love ; 
that we may depart from this scene of discipline, 
whenever thou shalt take us away, with Christian 
hope, and be admitted into thy sacred temple above ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

3. 

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, through 
-^*- whose infinite goodness we have been permitted 
to offer up our united supplications, and to meditate 
upon the interests of our immortal souls : hear thou 
in heaven, we beseech thee, the petitions of our hearts, 
and give thy blessing to the lessons which we have 
learned, as far as they agree with thy truth in scrip- 
ture. Establish our minds in the love of every Chris- 
tian ordinance and duty. Grant, that this house of 
prayer may become and continue to us the gate of 



SPECIAL COLLECTS. 73 

heaven, the temple of devout and holy joy, the refuge 
of our souls from the trials and temptations of life, the 
school of genuine wisdom and virtue. Fit us more 
and more perfectly for glorifying thy name upon earth, 
and for singing thy praise in the mansions of thy 
house above ; through Jesus Christ our Mediator and 
Redeemer. Amen. 

4. 

Ci RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that the 
^^ words, which we have heard this day with our 
outward ears, may be so grafted inwardly in our 
hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of 
good living, to the honor and praise of thy name ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



Special Collects. 



For the forgiveness of sins. 

l. 

A LMIGHTY and most merciful God, our heavenly 
-^- Father, who art full of compassion and gracious, 
long suffering and plenteous in mercy and truth, for- 
giving iniquity, transgression and sin ; we have sinned 
with our fathers, and have done perversely, we have 
committed wickedness, and have grievously offended 
thee ; against thee, thee only, have we sinned, and 
done evil in thy sight. But, Lord, remember not 
against us former iniquities ; let thy tender mercies 
speedily prevent us; for we are brought very low. 
Help us, God of our salvation, deliver us, and purge 
away our sins, for the glory of thy holy name, and 
for the sake of thy dear Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, 



74 SPECIAL COLLECTS. 

who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the 
Holy Spirit, true God, world without end. Amen. 

2. 

ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father; we be- 
seech thee : that thou wouldst graciously spare 
us, and though by our continual sins we have justly 
deserved thy punishment, be favorable unto us, and 
mercifully turn from us the punishments which we 
most justly have deserved ; and grant, that being 
finally delivered from the sin, distress, and misery of 
this mortal life, we may be inheritors of thine ever- 
lasting righteousness and blessedness ; for the sake 
of Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 

3. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest 
nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive 
the sins of all those who are penitent ; create and 
make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily 
lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretched- 
ness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect 
remission and forgiveness ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

For faith and a godly life. 

4. 

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, grant us, 
-"- we beseech thee, a steadfast faith in Jesus 
Christ, a cheerful hope in thy mercy against all the 
wickedness of our sinful conscience, and a sincere 
love to thee and to all our fellow men ; for the sake of 
Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 

5. 

Ci RANT to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to 
^" think and do always such things as are right ; 



FOR BODILY AND SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS. 75 

that we, who cannot do anything that is good without 
thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy 
will ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and 
reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for 
ever and ever. Amen, 



OLORD God, our heavenly Father, who didst 
send thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ into the 
world, that he might defend and protect us in our 
frailty from the power and assaults of the devil ; pre- 
serve us, we beseech thee from all false security, and 
in all our temptations, help us, by thy Holy Spirit, to 
Avalk according to thy word, that we may never fall 
into the power of the adversary, but in the end be 
saved for ever; through the same thy Son, Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



For bodily and spiritual blessings. 



A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who by 
-*-*• the word of thy power dost create and uphold 
all things, and from whom all the blessings of this life 
do come ; we beseech thee : that thou wouldest make 
known unto us thine eternal Word, our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and implant him in our hearts, to the end that 
by thy grace we may be made worthy to receive thy 
divine blessing upon the fruits of the earth, and upon 
all that pertains to our bodily wants, and may employ 
all thy gifts to the praise of thy name, and the good 
of our fellow-men ; through the same our Lord Jesus 
Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the 
unity of the Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen. 



76 SPECIAL COLLECTS. 

8. 

OGod, the giver of all good gifts, our only help in 
time of need, without whose grace we can do no 
good thing grant to us thy humble servants, that by 
thy holy inspiration we may think those things that 
are good, and by thy merciful guiding may perform 
the same ; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

9. 

OGOD, the protector of all that trust in thee, with- 
out whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy ; in- 
crease and multiply upon us thy mercy ; that, thou 
being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through 
things temporal, that we finally lose not the things 
eternal; through Jesus Christ, thine only Son, our 
blessed Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and 
the Holy Ghost, true God, world without end. Amen. 

For peace. 

10. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, the King of 
■*-*- Glory, and Lord of heaven and earth, by whose 
Spirit all things are governed, by whose Providence 
all things are ordered, who art the God of peace, and 
the author of all concord; forgive us, we beseech 
thee, our sins, and grant us thy heavenly peace and 
concord, that we may serve thee with fear and trem- 
bling, to the honor and glory of thy name ; through 
Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and 
reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, 
world without end. Amen. 

n. 
f\ GOD, from whom all holy desires, all good coun- 
^^ sels, and all just works do proceed; give unto 
thy servants that peace, which the world cannot give ; 



FOR PROTECTION AND HELP IN AFFLICTION. 77 

that our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, 
and also that by thee, we, being defended from the 
fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and 
quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our 
Saviour. Amen. 

12. 

f\ GOD, who art the author of peace and lover of 
^-J concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our 
eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom ; defend 
us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies ; 
that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear 
the power of any adversaries, through the might of 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



For protection and help in affliction and distress. 

13. 

f\ LORD God, our heavenly Father, who dost see 
^^ good to visit us with afflictions and trials in this 
present world, for our profit, but dost mercifully pro- 
mise everlasting comfort and joy in the world to come 
to those who believe in thee ; grant us thy Holy 
Spirit, that we may be duly sensible of this thy 
fatherly correction, and not despair inour tribulations, 
but patiently look for thy merciful help ; and being 
always mindful of the joys of the blessed life eternal, 
may comfort ourselves with the same ; through Jesus 
Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 

14. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, the Comforter 
of the distressed and the Strengthener of the 
weak ; graciously hear the prayers of all those who 
cry unto thee in their troubles and distress, and grant 
unto them help and comfort in their time of need ; 

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78 SPECIAL COLLECTS. 

through Jesus Christ thy Son, who liveth and reign- 
eth with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever 
one God, world without end. Amen. 

15. 

A LMIGHTY and most merciful God, who hast ap- 
■£*- pointed us to endure sufferings and death with 
our Lord Jesus Christ, before we enter with him into 
eternal glory; grant us grace at all times to subject 
ourselves to thy holy will, and to continue steadfast 
in the true faith unto the end of our lives, that so we 
may find comfort and joy in the blessed resurrection 
of the dead, and the glory of the world to come ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

For those tvho have erred. 

16. 

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, thy pro- 
-^- perty is always to have mercy ; we do therefore 
most earnestly beseech thee, to visit with thy fatherly 
correction all such as have erred and gone astray from 
the truth of thy holy word, and bring them to *a due 
sense of their error ; to the end that they may again 
with hearty faith receive and hold fast thy unchange- 
able and everlasting truth ; through our Lord Jesus 
Christ thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with thee in 
the unity of the Holy Spirit, true God, world without 
end. Amen. 

17. 

A LMIGHTY God, who showest to them that are 
-"- in error the light of thy truth, to the intent that 
they may return into the way of righteousness ; grant 
unto all those who are named with the name of 
Christ, that they may avoid those things that are con- 
trary to their profession, and follow all such things as 



IN TIME OP GREAT SICKNESS AND MORTALITY. 79 

are agreeable to the same ; through our Lord Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

For favorable tveather. 

18. 

OGod, our heavenly Father, who art gracious and 
merciful, and who hast promised through thy 
Son, that thou wouldest in mercy remember us in 
every time of need ; we beseech thee not to regard 
our transgressions, but our need, and thy goodness ; 
and send us favorable weather, that by thy goodness 
we may receive our daily bread, and acknowledge and 
give thanks unto thee, most gracious God, who livest 
and reignest with thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ and 
the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. 
Amen. 

In time of great sickness and mortality. 

19. 

A LMIGHTY and most merciful God, our heavenly 
-"- Father; we, thine erring children, do humbly 
confess unto thee that we have justly deserved the 
chastening, which for our sins thou hast sent upon 
us ; but we entreat thee, that of thy boundless good- 
ness and mercy, thou wouldest bring us to true re- 
pentance, graciously forgive our sins, and remove from 
us, or lighten, our deserved punishment; and grant 
that as obedient children we may be subject to thy 
will, and if it be thy pleasure, bear our afflictions in 
patience; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

For the Church. 

20. 

f\ GOD, our heavenly Father ; we beseech thee to 
^^ keep us continually in thy grace, to forgive us 



80 SPECIAL COLLECTS. 

all our sins and transgressions, and mercifully to up- 
hold us in all time of temptation ; and that it would 
please thee, for the glory of thy most holy name, to 
restrain all the enemies of thy word, and to grant 
unto thy whole Christian Church upon the earth, 
grace and peace ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

For the Children of the Church. 

21. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, whose will it is 
that not one of these little ones should perish, 
but who hast sent thine only Son to seek and to save 
that which was lost, and hast given command through 
the same, to suffer little children to come unto thee, 
and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of 
heaven ; we heartily beseech thee, that thou wouldest 
so bless and govern the children of thy Church, by 
thy Holy Spirit, that they may grow in grace, and in 
the knowledge of thy word ; and do thou protect and 
defend them against all danger and harm, giving thy 
holy angels charge over them ; for the sake of Jesus 
Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 



V. 
(Stntral §rap*s, 

TO BE USED AT MORNING AND EVENING SERVICE. 

1. 

A LMIGHTY and most merciful God, we desire to 
-"- lift up our hearts unto thee, the hearer of prayer, 
from whom alone cometh our help. Thy mercy is 
from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear 
thee ; and thy righteousness unto children's children. 
We, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most 
humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and 
loving-kindness to us, and to all men. We bless thee 
for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of 
this life ; but, above all, for thine inestimable love in 
the redemption of the world by our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ, for the means of grace, and for the 
hope of glory. And we beseech thee to give us that 
due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be 
unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth 
thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives. 
Grant, that we may devote ourselves to thy service, 
and walk before thee in holiness and righteousness all 
our days. Enable us to cherish, and to exercise 
habitually every pious and virtuous affection; that 
we may enjoy the testimony of a good conscience, and 
the hope of thy favor, be sustained and comforted 
under the troubles of this life, and finally be received 
into thine everlasting kingdom, through thine infinite 
mercy in Jesus Christ our Saviour. 

Thou hast directed us, Almighty God, to offer up 
•our supplications for all our fellow-men. We humbly 



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GENERAL PRAYERS. 



beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men ; that 
thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto 
them, the saving gospel of thy Son unto all nations ; 
that idolatry, superstition, and vice may be banished 
from the earth; and that war, oppression, and in- 
justice, may forever cease. We pray that the Church 
of Jesus Christ throughout the world may be so guided 
and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess 
themselves Christians, may be led into the way of 
truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the 
bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. 

We commend to thy fatherly goodness all those 
who are afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or 
estate ; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve 
them, according to their several necessities; giving 
them patience under their sufferings, and a happy 
issue out of all their afflictions. 

We implore thy heavenly blessing upon the land in 
which we live. Give success, we pray thee, to the 
lawful and virtuous labors of its inhabitants ; and pro- 
vide the necessary supplies for all their wants. Be- 
hold with thy favor the President of the United 
States, the Governor of this State, and all others in 
authority ; and so replenish them with thy grace, that 
they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy 
way, and be enabled to promote and secure the peace, 
liberty, and prosperity of the nation. 

Send doAvn upon all ministers of the gospel, and 
upon all congregations committed to their charge, the 
needful spirit of thy grace, that they may truly please 
thee ; and give such efficacy to the means of educa- 
tion with which thou hast furnished us, that we may 
become a wise and righteous people, whom thou wilt 
delight to protect and favor. 

Hear us, most merciful God, we beseech thee, in 
these our supplications and intercessions, which we 



GENERAL PRAYERS. 83 

offer up unto thee in the name of Jesus Christ thy 
Son our Lord. Amen. 



OGOD of all mercy, the Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, who hast promised to hear the prayer of 
the distressed, and not to turn away thine ear from 
their supplications, we thine unworthy children, come 
before thee to offer our petitions at the throne of thy 
grace. And as thou hast commanded us not only to 
pray for ourselves, but also to make intercessions for 
all men, and hast graciously promised to hear us, we 
would come in obedience to thy command, and humbly 
beseech thee to fulfill thy promise. 

Thou, who art the God and Father of all those 
whom thy Son has purchased with his precious blood, 
we beseech thee to have mercy upon all who are 
sitting in darkness, and upon whom the light of thy 
gospel has not yet shined, and to cause the knowledge 
of thy truth to cover the whole earth. Put an end to 
all superstition, and let the strongholds of unbelief be 
overthrown. Bless thy whole Christian Church on 
earth, and help all who profess the name of Christ to 
experience the power of the gospel unto the salvation 
of their souls. 

And as thou hast commanded us in thy word to 
pray for all who are in authority, we commend to thee 
all the rulers of the earth ; and beseech thee to grant 
unto them a truly Christian spirit, that the fear of the 
Lord may be always before their eyes, and in their 
hearts. Especially do we commend to thine almighty 
protection the land in which we live. Bestow upon 
the President and Congress of these United States the 
spirit of wisdom and of godly fear, that by their 
endeavors peace and concord may be established 
among us, to the honor of thy most holy name, and 



84 GENERAL PRAYERS. 

the extension of the kingdom of thy dear Son. We 
beseech thee, God, to remember in mercy onr State, 
and so to replenish with thy Spirit all whom thon hast 
called to exercise authority, and to administer justice, 
that they may love mercy and deal uprightly, and 
that the peaceable fruits of righteousness may every 
where abound among us. 

We pray thee to let thy blessing rest upon this con- 
gregation, and by thy good Spirit to guide and govern 
its church-council, its schools, and all its labors for 
the advancement of thy kingdom. 

Preserve peace and brotherly-love among us, and 
help all parents and children to be faithful to thee, 
and to each other. 

Take under thy gracious protection the poor and 
the sick, the widow, and the orphan. Help all who 
are in need, and be merciful unto all who cry unto 
thee. Graciously preserve us from all national cala- 
mities, from war, scarcity, and famine, from all perils 
by fire and water, from pestilence and other evils 
which by our sins Ave have justly deserved. Grant 
unto us favorable seasons, and cause the earth abun- 
dantly to yield her increase. 

God most holy, preserve us from all sin and 
shame, and strengthen us by thy good Spirit that we 
may not forfeit thy blessing by our transgressions, nor 
draw down thy righteous judgment upon us. To 
this end enable us to make thy love our chief delight, 
to seek the gifts of thy Holy Spirit as our highest 
good, to esteem it our greatest honor to be thy chil- 
dren and to be like unto thee, and to prize the robes 
of the Redeemer's righteousness as our chief ornament. 
In our last hour, God, preserve us from all the 
crafts and assaults of the evil one, and increase our 
faith in Jesus Christ, thy Son, that we may overcome 
all the terrors of death, and in the end inherit ever- 



GENERAL PRAYERS. 85 

lasting life, through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, to 
whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and 
power, for ever and ever. Amen. 

3. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art worthy 
-"* to be had in reverence by all the children of men, 
Ave humbly give thanks unto thee for the innumerable 
blessings, both temporal and spiritual, which, without 
any merit or worthiness on our part, thou hast be- 
stowed upon us. We praise thee especially that thou 
hast preserved unto us in their purity thy saving word, 
and the sacred ordinances of thy house. 

We beseech thee, Lord, to grant and to preserve 
unto thy holy church, throughout the world, purity of 
doctrine, and faithful pastors who shall preach thy 
word with power ; and help all who hear rightly to un- 
derstand, and truly to believe. Be thou the Pro- 
tector and Defence of thy people in all times of tribu- 
lation and danger ; and may we, in communion with 
thy holy church, and in brotherly unity with our fel- 
low Christians, fight the good fight of faith, and in the 
end receive the salvation of our souls. 

Bestow the influence of thy grace upon all the na- 
tions of the earth. We pray thee especially to bless 
our land, and all its inhabitants, and all who are in 
authority. Cause thy glory to dwell in our land, 
mercy and truth, righteousness and peace everywhere 
to prevail. To this end we commend to thy care all 
our schools and other institutions, and pray thee to 
make them nurseries of useful knowledge, and of 
Christian virtues and morals, that they may bring 
forth among us the wholesome fruits of life. 

Graciously defend us from all calamities by fire and 
water, from war and pestilence, from scarcity and 
famine. Protect and prosper every one in his appro- 



86 GENERAL PRAYERS. 

priate calling; and cause all useful arts to flourish 
among us. Be thou the God and Father of the widow 
and orphan, the keeper of the sick and needy, and the 
comforter of the forsaken and distressed. 

Here special Supplications , Intercessions, and Prayers, may be offered if desired. 

And as we are strangers and pilgrims on earth, 
having no continuing city here, help us by true faith 
and a godly life to prepare for the life to come ; doing 
the work which thou hast given us to do while it is 
day, before the night cometh when no man can work. 
And when our last hour shall come, support us by 
thy power, and receive us into thine everlasting king- 
dom, through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord, 
who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy 
Ghost, for ever and ever. Amen. 



VI. 

Jeatiral fragm, 

TO BE USED AT MORNING OR EVENING SERVICE, 

Advent. 



A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, we give thee 
-^- hearty thanks, that in the fullness of the time, 
thou didst send unto us thine only-begotten Son, our 
Lord Jesus Christ ; grant, we beseech thee that we 
may at all times be comforted by his incarnation, and 
truly believe that he came into the world also to save 
us poor sinners. God, may he continue to come 
unto us through his Word and holy Sacraments, that 
by the help of thy grace we may so prepare our hearts, 
that he may take up his abode therein, and dwell in 
them for ever. Stir up our desires that we may look 
with joy for his second and last coming to judge the 
world, and be ready to receive him with exultation, 
and enter with him into the kingdom of his glory, who 
liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, 
for ever and ever. Amen. 



""EXTERNAL God, our heavenly Father, we give 
-" thanks unto thee and praise thy holy name, that 
thou dost this day permit us to enter in safety upon a 
new year in thy Church. It is of thy goodness that 
the light of thy holy word has been preserved among 
us, and that we thy people, whom thou hast redeemed 
with the most precious blood of thine only-begotten 



88 FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

Son, may even at this present time receive through thy 
holy Sacraments out of the fullness of thy most ex- 
cellent grace spiritual strength and divine life. Glory 
be to thee, that according to thy mercy and faithful- 
ness thou didst in times past cause thy holy gospel to 
dwell richly among us in all wisdom and understand- 
ing, and by its divine power didst reprove, correct, 
comfort, strengthen and support us. We would ac- 
knowledge and lament before thee, that we have 
brought forth in our lives so little of the fruits meet 
for repentance ; but we beseech thee to forgive us for 
the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to excite within 
us this day a renewed zeal and earnestness in the 
work of faith and godliness. May it please thee to 
bestow upon us every spiritual blessing through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Endue all the ministers of thy holy 
word with the spirit of wisdom and of power, that 
utterance may be given unto them, that they may 
open their mouth boldly to make known the mystery 
of the gospel. Increase and multiply the number of 
those who believe and shall be saved. Awaken those 
who slumber in security, and raise up those who are 
spiritually dead. Show unto them who say, that 
they are rich and increased with goods and have need 
of nothing, their own poverty and wretchedness. 
Bring back those, who, having tasted the good word 
of God and the powers of the world to come, have 
turned again to the love of the world. Accomplish 
thy work in them in whom thy grace has begun the 
work of repentance and faith. Strengthen the feeble, 
comfort those who mourn, give the victory to those 
who fight the good fight of faith, preserve and defend 
all thy faithful servants, and prepare for a happy death 
all who in the counsel of thy wisdom shall depart 
this life before the close of this year. 

thou God of peace, sanctify us wholly, that our 



CHRISTMAS. 89 

spirit, and soul, and body may be preserved blameless 
unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thou art 
faithful who hast called us and wilt also do it, to the 
praise of thy holy name, for the sake of our Lord 
Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Christmas. 

f\ LORD Jesus Christ, most merciful Redeemer, 
^-J how shall we worthily thank thee and praise 
thy holy name, that of thy great mercy to us poor 
sinners, thou didst so deeply humble thyself as to 
leave thy heavenly throne, to come down to us 
upon the earth and to become man, even our brother, 
that thou mightest procure for us, peace with God, 
righteousness and everlasting life. Lord how un- 
speakable is the love, how inconceivable the mercy 
wherewith thou hast loved us and brought us into 
union with thy heavenly Father ! Thou hast begotten 
us again by thy holy nativity, unto thine eternal 
kingdom, and as by the transgression of our first 
parents, we were driven from thy paradise on earth, 
so hast thou by thy incarnation opened unto us again 
the door of thy paradise in heaven, that we might 
not remain in our misery for ever, but come to ever- 
lasting life with thee. We most heartily rejoice and 
give thanks to thee, that thou didst regard our low 
estate and raise up for us a mighty deliverance ; and 
we most earnestly beseech thee so to enlighten our 
hearts that we may always rejoice in thy blessed birth, 
and through the power of the same overcome the 
dominion of sin, death, and the devil. Grant, espe- 
cially, that through thy Holy Spirit, 'we may in all 
times of tribulation and sorrow comfort ourselves with 
thy incarnation, and in the hour of our last need may 
we depart this life in holy joy and peace, all which we 

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90 FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

ask, dearest Saviour for the sake of thy blessed in- 
carnation and birth, who livest and reignest with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. Amen. 

The Close of the Year. 

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, we give 
-^- thee hearty thanks, that in thy great goodness 
thou hast again preserved us during another year, and 
hast bestowed upon us innumerable blessings both for 
our bodies and souls. We humbly confess, that we 
have not always been duly mindful of thy goodness, 
but have in various ways abused thy gifts, and through 
our natural infirmity sinned against thee, by thought, 
word and deed, and have thereby most justly deserved 
thy wrath and indignation. But we most earnestly 
beseech thee to have mercy upon us, to pardon and 
deliver us from all our sins and wickedness. And as 
by thy merciful Providence, we have been brought to 
the close of the past, and the entrance upon a New 
Year, we pray thee to renew unto us thy fatherly 
love and faithfulness, and to grant us thy Holy Spirit, 
that with the year that has passed away, we may put 
off all our old sins, our evil desires and lusts, and with 
the new year begin to live a truly christian life, 
serving thee daily with renewed and contrite hearts. 
Let thy blessing be upon us, Lord, and mercifully 
defend us in the coming year from all evil of body and 
soul. Make thy face shine upon us, and be gracious 
unto us ; lift up thy countenance upon us, and give 
us thy present and everlasting peace, that we may so 
pass all the days of our sojourning here on earth, that 
after this life we may live with thee and all thy holy 
Angels for ever and ever, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



NEW YEAR. 91 

New Year. 

C\ GOD, our heavenly Father, who hast been the 
" refuge of thy children in all generations, and 
from everlasting to everlasting art the same, unchange- 
able in power, wisdom and goodness ; another portion 
of our earthly pilgrimage has passed away, and in thy 
name we this day enter upon a New Year. 

Thou, God, art the author of our being, and the 
giver and preserver of all our bodily and spiritual 
blessings. It is thy might by which we have been 
sustained ; it is of thy mercy that w r e are not con- 
sumed. Thy compassions fail not, they are new 
every morning, great is thy faithfulness. Year after 
year thou hast spared and blessed us, not dealing with 
us after our sins, nor rewarding us according to our 
iniquities. Thou hast continued to us thy holy word, 
the preaching of thy gospel and the right use of thy 
sacraments ; thou hast daily supplied all our wants ; 
thou hast filled our hearts with food and gladness and 
hast preserved us from plague, pestilence and other 
calamities, and kept and guarded us from manifold 
dangers. Many, Lord, are the wonderful works 
which thou hast done and thy thoughts which are to 
us-ward ; they cannot be reckoned up in order unto 
thee : if we would declare and speak of them they 
are more than can be numbered. Thou hast at times 
chastened us on account of our sins, but hast not re- 
moved thy loving kindness from us. For this we 
praise and give thanks unto thy holy name, and hum- 
bly beseech thee not to impute to us the sins which 
we have committed in times past, and by which we 
have most justly deserved thy wrath and indignation. 
be merciful to us poor sinners, cease not, we pray 
thee to spare, to forgive, and to bless us. Suffer us 
not to carry one of our old sins with us into the new 



92 FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

year unlainented, unforgiven, and unforsaken, but 
help us by thy grace to put on the new man, which 
after God is created in righteousness and holiness. 
Renew a right spirit within us, and let thy fatherly 
love and faithfulness follow us all the days of our life. 
Grant unto us all holy desires and just works. Take 
from us all sorrow, preserve us from all sin and 
danger, and lead us in the way everlasting. 

Most merciful Father, show thy love unto all for 
whom it is our duty to pray. Have mercy upon all 
men. Preserve unto us thy word and the sacred 
ordinances of thy house. Enlighten, sanctify, and 
bless all the ministers of thy holy gospel. Build up our 
churches and schools. Defend us from all false doc- 
trine and heresy. Protect our country in its import- 
ant interests and direct our rulers and magistrates. 
Bless all parents in the discharge of their sacred obli- 
gations and incline the hearts of our children to serve 
thee in sincerity and truth. Save us from the cala- 
mities of war and bloodshed, from pestilence and 
famine. Give us fruitful seasons, that the earth may 
yield her increase. Prosper the work of our hands. 
Supply the wants of thy faithful ministers. Convert 
the sinner from the error of his ways, encourage and 
strengthen thy believers. Bring back those who 
have erred and gone astray. Turn the hearts of our 
enemies, persecutors and slanderers, and bring to 
nought all the designs of evil men. Protect the widow 
and the orphan. Provide for the poor and the desti- 
tute. Feed the hungry. Cheer the hearts of the 
exiled. Set free all who are innocently imprisoned. 
Comfort the sorrowful and the distressed. Raise up 
those who have been wrongfully put down. Preserve 
all women in the perils of child-birth, and all young 
children. Protect all who travel by land or water 
and support the souls of the dying. 



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And unto thee who art able to do exceedingly above 
all that we ask or think, be glory by Christ Jesus 
throughout all ages. Amen. 

Epiphany. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, the merciful 
-"- Father of Lights, from whom cometh down every 
good gift and every perfect gift, we praise and give 
thanks to thee, that thou didst manifest unto the wise 
men the new-born King of the Jews, thine only be- 
gotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ, as the blessed light 
of the gentiles, and in thy great mercy didst through 
him call us also from the darkness and shadow of 
death to thy marvellous light. We pray thee, so to 
let this blessed light always shine upon us, and so to 
bestow upon us the gracious enlightenment of thy 
Holy Spirit, that we may daily increase in the know- 
ledge of our new-born King, honor, confess, and wor- 
ship him ; and taking up our cross and following him, 
may always walk in his light as becometh the chil- 
dren of light, that when our last hour shall come, we 
may pass with joy and comfort through the dark 
valley of death, and live with thee for ever in the light 
and glory of eternal life, through the same, thy dear 
Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

The Passion of Christ, or Good Friday. 
1. 

OLORD Jesus Christ, who by thy holy and 
innocent sufferings didst procure for us poor 
and condemnable sinners the grace of thy heavenly 
Father, and didst bring back to us everlasting life, 
we most heartily thank thee for thy sufferings and 
death, and the great love which thou didst thereby 
shew unto us. Preserve us, we beseech thee, in 



94 FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

thine everlasting love for the sake of thy sufferings 
and death, and give us the grace of thy Holy Spirit, 
that we may with truly grateful hearts acknowledge, 
praise, and magnify the benefits of thy redemption, 
and be thereby strengthened in our faith, cheered in 
our hope, inspired with sincere love to thee, encour- 
aged to be patient in all our trials and distresses, and 
to persevere in our obedience to thy good and gra- 
cious will, that we may be dead indeed unto sin and 
live unto thee, and serve thee in righteousness and 
true holiness all the days of our lives, and finally, 
depart this life in peace, and inherit everlasting life, 
through the merits of thy bitter sufferings and death, 
who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy 
Ghost, for ever and ever. Amen. 

2. 

f~\ LORD, our heavenly Father, almighty and ever- 
^^ lasting God, who of thy great mercy to a sinful 
world clidst not spare thine only-begotten Son, but 
delivered him up for us all, that through him we 
might be restored to everlasting life and happiness ; 
we give thee most hearty thanks for this thy 
marvellous grace, in that thou hast made him to be 
sin for us who knew no sin ; that we might be made 
the righteousness of God in him. 

Lord Jesus Christ, most blessed Redeemer, 
thou wast despised and rejected of men, a man of 
sorrows and acquainted with grief. The Lord hath 
laid on thee the iniquity of us all; thou didst surely 
bear our griefs and carry our sorrows; thou wast 
wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our 
iniquities ; the chastisement of our peace was upon 
thee ; and with thy stripes we are healed. Wherefore 
we give thee everlasting praise, that for our benefit 
thou didst endure all these unspeakable sufferings 



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and wast obedient unto death, even the death of the 
cross. Have mercy upon us, Lord, and save us, 
that not any of us may perish. As thou hast made 
thy soul an offering for sin, give us, we pray thee thy 
Holy Spirit to aid us in turning to thee ; and as thou 
hast borne our iniquities, do thou also justify us by 
thy knowledge. We have made thee to serve with 
our sins, we have wearied thee with our iniquities ; 
help us now, Lord, that we may not die in our sins 
without true repentance, nor by our sinful life crucify 
thee afresh, and by our impious contempt tread under 
foot thy blood, which cleanseth us from our sins. Grant 
especially, we beseech thee, that we may with truly 
contrite hearts daily and earnestly contemplate thy 
sufferings and death, by a living faith in thee take 
our refuge to thy wounds, and through the merits of 
the same become partakers of everlasting life. Finalty 
we pray thee to grant us grace at all times to take up 
our cross and to follow thee, to the end that suffering 
with thee, we may also be glorified together with thee 
in thy heavenly kingdom, where thou livest and reign- 
est with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, for 
ever and ever. Amen. 

Easter. 



f^i LORY and honor be unto thee, Lord, our God, 
^-^ who art, and wast, and shalt be from everlasting 
to everlasting. Adoration and praise be unto thee, the 
God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, 
who hath made this day for us that we might rejoice 
and be glad in it. Adoration and praise be unto thee, 
that thy beloved Son was manifested in the flesh, that 
he might take away sin by the willing sacrifice of him- 
self on the cross, bring life and immortality to light, 



96 FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

and open the kingdom of heaven to all who believe in 
his name. Adoration and praise be unto thee, who 
art so wonderful in counsel and excellent in working. 
Thou hast not left his soul in hell, neither suffered 
thy Holy One to see corruption. Thou hast made 
known to him the ways of life, that through sufferings 
he should enter into his glory. Thou hast loosed for 
him the pains of death, and made him full of joy 
with thy countenance. Glory be to thee, that by 
the resurrection of Jesus his innocence is vindicated, 
his claims approved; that instead of the crown of 
thorns, he now wears a crown of glory ; that he reigns 
for ever at thy right hand; that he is appointed to lead 
his followers unto living fountains of water ; and that 
where he is, they shall be with him in blessedness 
everlasting. 

Most merciful God, forgive we beseech thee the 
errors and transgressions by which we have made 
ourselves unworthy of such unspeakable condescension 
and mercy. Enlighten the eyes of our understanding, 
that we may know what is the hope of our calling, 
and help our infirmities that we may rejoice with our 
whole heart in his glorious gospel. Whilst we praise 
thee that Jesus was delivered for our offences and 
raised again for our justification, quicken us to- 
gether with him, that we may walk in newness of 
life; dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto thee. Whilst 
we rejoice in that lively hope to which thou hast be- 
gotten us again according to thine abundant mercy by 
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, the 
hope of an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and 
that fadeth not away, — may we purify ourselves even 
as he is pure, seek those things which are above, and 
lay up treasures in heaven. Amidst the temptations 
and discouragements we shall experience, may we be 
steadfast and immovable, always abounding in the 



EASTER. 97 

work of the Lord ; forasmuch as we know, that our 
labor is not in vain in the Lord. Whatever comforts 
thou shalt send us, may they be heightened by the 
reflection, that they are a foretaste of yet greater and 
more enduring joys. In all the afflictions of life, and 
in the decay of nature, may we be enabled to realize 
with humble and holy confidence, that our Redeemer 
liveth. When Ave are called to mourn over the loss 
of dear and valued friends, may we be cheered by the 
thought, that those who sleep in Jesus, will God bring 
with him. And when we ourselves shall depart this 
life, may we be enabled to say ; death where is thy 
sting ? grave where is thy victory ? Thanks be 
to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

[0 God, who by thy mighty power, didst overthrow 
the powers of darkness, and for the sufferings of death 
hast crowned the Captain of our salvation with glory 
and honor ; give him, we pray thee, the heathen for 
his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth 
for his possession. May all his enemies be put under 
his feet, and all ungodliness and wickedness be sub- 
dued. As thou hast appointed a day in which thou 
wilt judge the world in righteousness, and hast given 
assurance of it unto all men, in that thou hast raised 
Christ Jesus from the dead : may all in every land 
prepare themselves for their final account, and be 
made meet for an entrance into his heavenly king- 
dom.] 

God of all peace and comfort, have mercy upon 
all who are undergoing the changes and trials of this 
fleeting world ; upon all who are oppressed by law- 
less might; upon all who are suffering for truth 
and conscience sake; upon all who are beset with temp- 
tations to sin; upon all who are sinking under the 
weight of disease ; upon all who are ready to despair 



98 FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

of thy grace ; upon all who are tormented by the fear 
of death ; upon all who are entering into the valley of 
the shadow of death. May Christ be in them the 
hope of glory. And at his appearing may the trial of 
their faith be found unto praise and honor. 

Now unto thee who art able to keep us from falling, 
and to present us faultless before the presence of his 
glory with exceeding joy ; to the only wise God our 
Saviour be glory and majesty, dominion and power, 
both now and ever. Amen. 

Ascension-day. 

OLORD Jesus Christ, eternal Son of God, 
Saviour of the world, the King of heaven and 
of earth, the mighty Conqueror of all our enemies, 
when thou hadst by thy sufferings and death ac- 
complished the great work of redemption, thou 
didst arise from the dead, shew thyself alive to thy 
disciples, give them commandment and bless them, 
and then ascend up into heaven; thou hast led 
captivity captive, and given gifts unto men ; thou 
hast spoiled principalities and powers and made a 
show of them openly, triumphing over them by thy 
cross. All power is given unto thee in heaven and 
in earth. Thou art seated at the right hand of thine 
everlasting Father, and art exalted above every name 
that is named, not only in this world, but also in that 
which is to come. AH things are put under thy 
feet, and thou art the head over all things to the 
church. The hand writing of ordinances that was 
against us has been blotted out, the sentence of 
condemnation removed, all our guilt cancelled with 
thy precious blood, and our enemies, death and the 
devil, have now no more dominion over us. For 
this thy glorious and mighty victory, we render unto 



ASCENSION-DAY. 99 

thee most hearty thanks ; we praise thee, we worship 
thee, and humbly beseech thee as our everlasting 
High Priest to intercede for us poor sinners with thy 
heavenly Father, that we, being delivered from all 
guilt and pain through the merits of thy sufferings and 
death, may escape the just wrath of God and the 
punishment of the world to come. 

We are also the children of thy heavenly Father, 
for thou hast said ; I ascend unto my Father and 
your Father, and to my God and your God. Give 
unto us thy Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, the bles- 
sed Comforter, to teach, to lead, to comfort and to 
strengthen us, that we may evermore hold fast thy 
saving word, and not be carried about with every 
wind of doctrine by the sleight of men, and cunning 
craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive. 

And as thou, blessed Lord, art not far off, but 
always nigh unto us, ruling over us as our everlast- 
ing heavenly King, we most heartily pray thee to 
protect, with thine almighty hand thy people whom 
thou hast so gloriously redeemed, as thy heritage, 
from Satan and all our enemies. Leave us not com- 
fortless, but abide with us even unto the end of the 
world, and graciously continue unto us thy word and 
the right use of thy holy Sacraments ; send forth 
faithful laborers into thy harvest, endue all thy min- 
isters with the power of thy Holy Spirit and bless 
their labors, to the end that sinners may be converted 
unto thee, and many souls gathered into thine ever- 
lasting kingdom. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the 
Highest, by the offering up of thy body and blood, 
thou hast given us a sure pledge, that after this life 
we also shall come to the joy and felicity of everlast- 
ing life ; grant that we may be encouraged by thy 
triumphant ascension to turn away our hearts and 
eyes from the perishable things of this world, and to 



100 FESTIVAL PRATERS. 

seek those things which are above. Give us the 
wings of the morning that we may flee unto thee. 
When shall we be permitted to see thy face, and to 
ascend with thee to thy Father and to our Father, to 
thy God and to our God ? May thy good Spirit, the 
pledge and seal of our inheritance cry within us; 
Come, Lord Jesus. Come quickly, Lord Jesus our 
Comforter. Hear our prayers and receive us, Saviour 
to thee. Amen. 

Whitsunday. 



A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, the Father of 
-^- our Lord Jesus Christ, we give thee most hearty 
thanks, that on this holy day of Pentecost thou didst 
reveal thyself from heaven, and visibly pour out the 
Holy Spirit upon thine Apostles in Jerusalem, and 
dost thereby make known, that through the power 
and operation of the Holy Spirit by the preaching of 
the Apostles and all true ministers of thy word, thou 
desirest to gather unto thyself from among the sinful, 
condemned, and lost race of man, a holy and everlasting 
Church, and to enlighten, sanctify and save our souls, 
and so to rule them by thy Holy Spirit, that we may 
know, honor, and worship thee as the only true God. 
We beseech thee most merciful Father, through Jesus 
Christ, our only Saviour, that it may please thee even 
as of old, so now also and ever hereafter to pour out 
thy Holy Spirit into our hearts, to purify and renew 
them, and to make us steadfast and immovable in our 
faith. cast us not away from thy presence, and 
take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Restore unto us 
the joy of thy salvation ; and uphold us with thy free 
Spirit, that by the word of thy truth we may be pre- 
served in the saving faith. Bring to nought, we pray 



WHITSUNDAY. 101 

thee the wicked designs of all false teachers and 
ungodly men, who would lead us away from the good 
pasture of thy word into the destructive ways of 
human reason and of Satan. 

May it please thee to govern with thy good Spirit 
the hearts of all christian Rulers. Bless the land in 
which we live. Enlighten and direct the President of 
the United States and all others in authority. Grant 
them in health and prosperity long to live, and enable 
them to secure to all our people peace, liberty, and 
happiness. Rule and direct by the Spirit of thy 
grace the hearts of all parents, children, and servants, 
that they may have thee always before their eyes, 
and fulfill the duties of their several stations in right- 
eousness and true holiness as shall be well pleasing to 
thee, serving thee all the days of their lives. And do 
thou help us all by thy Holy Spirit, to increase in all 
knowledge, faith, charity, purity, and truth, and at last 
to receive the end of our faith, even the salvation of 
our souls, through our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth 
and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

2. 

r\ LORD Jesus Christ, eternal Son of the Father, 
^S who according to thy word and promise didst 
send down the Holy Spirit into the hearts of thy 
chosen disciples, that they might go into all the 
world and preach the gospel to every creature; we 
most earnestly beseech thee to bestow upon us also 
the gift of thy Holy Spirit, that we may be enlightened 
with the true knowledge of God and purified from all 
uncleanness to do thy will ; that so we may be made 
the temples and habitations of the Holy Ghost. 

God, the Holy Spirit, our only Comforter, im- 
plant within us a true faith, a joyful hope, and an 



102 FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

ardent love to thee, and leave us not in our last hour, 
but cheer and support us all in our earthly trials and 
afflictions, and bring us to our blessed and eternal 
home in heaven, who livest and reignest with the 
Father and the Son, blessed for evermore. Amen. 

Trinity Sunday. 

ALMIGHTY, eternal, and most merciful God, the 
Father of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 
who together with the Son and the Holy Ghost didst 
create and dost preserve the heavens and the earth, 
angels and men, and all things that exist, and who of 
thine infinite goodness and mercy, didst by thy holy 
word reveal thyself to the children of men, as one 
eternal God, in three persons, co-equal in majesty, 
power, and glory. God the Father, Son, and Holy 
Ghost, Most Holy and ever blessed Trinity, we wor- 
ship thee in true faith, we praise thee, we acknow- 
ledge thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee 
now and evermore, and by our prayer and pure confes- 
sion, we would separate ourselves from all who do not 
acknowledge and worship thee as the only true and 
living God, but make unto themselves Gods by their 
own imagination, and dishonor and blaspheme thy holy 
name. 

God, the Father everlasting, who from all eter- 
nity didst beget a Son, and through him didst make 
known to us the counsel of our salvation, and hast 
ordained him to be the Mediator and Redeemer of the 
whole human race ; we come before thee with humble 
hearts, beseeching thee to have mercy upon us, and 
to forgive us all our sins. Lord God of Hosts, 
lift upon us the light of thy countenance, and we 
shall be healed. May it please thee, Lord, to 
gather together a holy Church in all the parts of the 
world to worship and praise thy holy name, and 



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to preserve unto thyself among us also a holy seed. We 
commend to the care of thy merciful Providence in 
these last evil days, the President of these United 
States and all others in authority, beseeching thee to 
grant, that by the effectual working of thy Holy 
Spirit, they may so rule and govern, that we may lead a 
quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 

God, the everlasting Son, who art the express 
image of thy heavenly Father, and the brightness of 
his glory, who of thine unspeakable love didst take 
upon thee our nature, and didst make an atonement 
for all our sins, we praise and magnify thee for all thy 
goodness and mercy, and humbly acknowledge, that 
we can never worthily thank thee therefor. Have 
mercy upon us, Lord, and cleanse us from all our 
sins, with thy most precious blood. Preserve to us 
thy holy Word, and the right use of the blessed 
Sacraments. Defend us from all error and false doc- 
trine. Bring to naught the devices of all the enemies 
of thy word, who trouble us, that they may have no 
power over us to lead us in the paths of sin and de- 
struction. Grant protection and deliverance to thy 
whole christian Church on earth ; give to all its mem- 
bers steadfastness of faith, patience and comfort in 
all their trials and distresses, and conduct us in safety 
through this vale of sorrow into the kingdom of thy 
glory. 

God, the Holy Ghost, who art sent from the 
Father and the Son into our hearts to renew them ; 
enlighten us and enkindle within us a true and saving 
faith. Direct and lead us into thy truth, and keep 
us steadfast in the same amidst all the assaults and 
temptations of the world, even unto the end. 

most merciful and ever-faithful God, Father, Son 
and Holy Ghost, most Holy and ever-blessed Trinity, 
grant us thy heavenly grace to persevere in the true 



104 FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

Christian faith, to live a godly life and to die a happy- 
death, that after the trials and afflictions of this mor- 
tal life, we way enter into the company and fellowship 
of the holy angels and of the redeemed and see thee 
face to face, and love and praise and magnify and 
worship thee, world without end. Amen. 

The Festival of Harvest. 

A LMIGHTY and most merciful Father, the giver 
-"- of all good and perfect gifts, we render to thee 
most hearty thanks, and praise thy holy name, that 
in these last days thou hast so richly blessed us with 
thy good word and the holy sacraments, and also 
abundantly supplied all our daily bodily wants. In 
thy merciful Providence thou hast again bestowed 
upon us a plentiful harvest of the fruits of the earth. 
Thou hast watered the hills from thy chambers ; thou 
hast given us rain and sunshine in their season, and 
hast protected our fields from the storm and the tem- 
pest. We acknowledge and confess before thee, 
God, that we are not worthy of the least of all thy 
benefits, that by our disobedience, ingratitude, and 
abuse of thy gifts, and by other manifold sins which 
we have committed against thee, we have most justly 
deserved that thou shouldst withdraw from us thy 
merciful visitations. But we are heartily sorry for 
all our ingratitude, and do earnestly repent of all our 
wickedness and sins. And as unto thee, Lord, be- 
long mercies and forgivenesses, we beseech thee in 
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, deal with us, not 
according to our unworthiness, but according to our 
great need. Take not away from us thy holy word, 
the spiritual manna and bread of our souls. Merci- 
fully preserve us and our children from all error and 
false doctrine, for thy testimonies, Lord, are sure. 



THE FESTIVAL OF THE REFORMATION. 105 

Holiness becouieth thy house forever. And as thou, 
God, hast permitted us again to gather in the fruits 
of the earth, we praise thee, we bless thee, we wor- 
ship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee in 
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and humbly pray 
thee to sanctify all thy gifts to our use, and to incline 
our hearts always to do good and to distribute to the 
relief of the needy. Preserve us, Lord, and con- 
tinually give us those things which are necessary, as 
well for the body as the soul, until, in the general 
harvest of the world we shall be gathered into thy 
kingdom, and eat and drink with all thy saints in 
everlasting life, through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, 
our Lord. Amen. 

The Festival of the Reformation. 

T ORD God, our heavenly Father, from whom 
-" cometh our help and salvation ! Thou didst come 
to the help of our fathers; thou didst deliver them from 
depths of misery ; thou didst visit them with thy sal- 
vation. We would remember the mighty deeds which 
thou hast wrought, and declare thy glory from gene- 
ration to generation. We therefore come before thy 
face this day with praise and thanksgiving. 

God, our Father in Christ Jesus our Lord, thou 
hast manifested thy power and faithfulness and glori- 
fied thy name ; thou hast delivered the church of thy 
dear Son from the power of darkness ; thou hast bro- 
ken the degrading chains of her bondage ; thou hast 
opened anew thy word of life unto the flock of Christ 
and gathered together all who thirsted after righteous- 
ness under the banner of the true and saving faith. 
Lord, it was thy work, and not the work of man. 
Thou didst raise up those faithful servants who clearly 
saw, and deeply felt the errors and corruptions of the 



106 FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

church. Thou didst enlighten them with the know- 
ledge of thy truth and set them free, that they might 
bring others to the blessed liberty of Christ Jesus. 
Thou didst inspire them with courage to stand forth 
in thy strength, as witnesses for thee, to assail the 
corruptions which had been brought into thy sanctu- 
ary, and not to fear the enmity of the mighty of this 
world. Humbly feeling that in their own strength 
they could accomplish naught, and would soon be 
overcome, they put their trust in thee as their tower 
of defence, their trusty shield and weapon. And thou 
didst not suffer them to be put to shame, thou didst 
give them the victory over thy enemies, and didst 
crown their work with thy blessing. Therefore we 
will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever ; with our 
mouth will Ave make known thy faithfulness to all 
generations. 

Thanks be to thee, Lord, that thou hast ever 
since preserved unto thy church the dearly purchased 
heritage, that we have thy holy word without any 
human additions, in its purity and its power, and that 
the holy sacraments instituted by Christ are rightly 
administered among us. Thanks be to thee, that we 
are permitted to worship the Father in spirit and in 
truth, unrestrained by human laws and unmolested by 
worldly might ; that we see the way to thee and to thy 
mercy-seat, open unto all through the blood of our 
only Mediator and Redeemer ; and that we know, that 
there is now no need of any other sacrifice or merit, 
any other expiation or atonement, in order to obtain 
peace with thee, but only of a living faith in that re- 
demption which is in Christ Jesus. 

Most merciful God, preserve unto us evermore this 
invaluable blessing, that all generations to come may 
rejoice in it. Be thou continually the Defender, the 
Protector, and the Saviour of thy church. Enlighten. 



THE FESTIVAL OF THE REFORMATION. 107 

sanctify and bless her through thy holy word and sa- 
craments. Grant her grace rightly to value the priv- 
ileges which thou hast bestowed upon her, that she 
may hold fast what she hath, that no man may take 
her crown. Purify her from all offences, and gra- 
ciously defend her from all schisms and divisions. 
Vouchsafe at all times to our congregations pious and 
faithful pastors, who shall preach thy word in its pur- 
ity, constrained by the deep convictions of the heart, 
and accompany their preaching with the mighty in- 
fluence of thy Spirit, that it may bring forth blessed 
fruit in the hearts and lives of Christians. Grant, 
Lord, that we may dwell in thy regenerated church 
as thy regenerated children, walking worthily of the 
blessed gospel, and adorning its pure doctrine by a 
holy life. Help us to stand fast in the liberty 
wherewith Christ hath make us free, and never suffer 
us to become the slaves of men or of sin. Holiness 
becometh thine house, Lord, forever, and to thy 
glory may the light of truth burn brightly upon the 
candlestick of every congregation. Have mercy, 
God, upon all men ! Bestow the blessings for which 
we praise thee, upon all our brethren who are still 
destitute of them. Restrain every where, the king- 
dom of darkness upon earth, and cause the light of 
thy truth to shine in all the world. Turn the hearts 
of those who hate thy word, and forgive them, because 
they know not what they do. Visit with thy saving 
power all who suffer tribulation, oppression, and perse- 
cution for conscience sake, and deliver them by thy 
mighty arm out of all their troubles. Enlighten and 
lead back those who have erred and strayed from 
thee, convince the doubting, strengthen the weak- 
hearted, and make all thy children meet for their 
eternal and blissful inheritance in heaven. May it 
please thee, to bless us and all men, in Christ 



108 FESTIVAL PRAYERS. 

Jesus our Lord, with knowledge and wisdom, with 
faith and love, with peace in life, and with hope in death. 
Lead us and all men, we beseech thee, through the 
darkness of time, into the light of eternity, and there 
present us faultless before the presence of thy glory 
with exceeding joy. 

Now unto thee, the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Ghost, be glory in the church by Christ Jesus, 
throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. 

Day of Humiliation and Prayer. 

ALMIGHTY, eternal, and most merciful God, 
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, together 
with the Son and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest 
from everlasting to everlasting, and who hast created 
the heavens and the earth ; thou hast said : Why will 
ye die in your sins, for I am merciful and will not 
keep anger forever, only acknowledge thine iniquity, 
that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God. 
Trusting in this merciful assurance of thy word, we 
poor miserable sinners come before thy divine Majesty, 
and confess and bewail the sins which we have com- 
mitted against thee. Thou, Lord, art holy, but we 
are unholy ; thou art righteous, but we are unright- 
eous, our sins are more than can be numbered ; we 
have ofttimes despised thy holy commandments ; we 
have not obeyed the voice of thy beloved Son ; we 
have resisted the call of thy Holy Spirit ; we have 
offended our neighbor ; we have brought disgrace upon 
thy holy gospel and sacraments, and we have abused 
thy gifts. Lord, we are not worthy to be called 
thy children ; we have rendered ourselves deserving 
of the punishments due to the guilty ; we would not 
murmur against thy divine majesty, but we would 
humble ourselves under thy mighty hand and acknow- 
ledge thy justice. Have mercy upon us, we beseech 



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thee, even as thou hast shown mercy unto every dis- 
tressed and penitent soul from the foundation of the 
world. Our fathers trusted in thee : they trusted and 
thou didst deliver them; they cried unto thee and 
were delivered. Most merciful God, look upon us 
with the eye of compassion, for thou art our Shepherd, 
and we are the sheep of thy fold ; thou art our Father, 
and we are thy children. Thy dear Son, Jesus 
Christ, hath borne our iniquities and carried our sor- 
rows. Have mercy upon us, Lord of Hosts, for the 
sake of the bitter sufferings and death of thy dear 
Son. Grant us true repentance, and thy grace always 
to live a godly life, and increase and strengthen our 
feeble faith, that we may not be hearers only, but 
doers of thy word and the temples of the Holy Ghost 
forever. Shine into our hearts with thy divine light, 
that in these last evil days we may have a cheerful 
spirit and be filled with heavenly joy. Suffer us not 
like the children of this world to fall into self-security 
and to become careless of the salvation of our souls, 
but incline our hearts to watch and to pray. Defend 
us and our children from disease, pestilence and all 
other evils of body and soul. Bring to naught the 
wicked designs of ungodly men, who dishonor and 
blaspheme thy holy name, and grant us thy peace. 
Protect and bless our government and graciously de- 
liver our beloved country from every evil which we 
feel or fear. Bless thy whole Christian church on 
earth. And whenever it shall please thee to call us 
out of this vale of sorrow, may thy grace preserve us, 
and the Comforter, the Holy Ghost cheer and support 
us in our last hour, and conduct us to the joys of 
everlasting life, where with angels and archangels, we 
shall praise and give thanks to thee the Father, and 
the Son, and the Holy Ghost, world without end. 
Amen. 



VII. 

S3» Passion jlmriws. 

7b be held during Passion-week, or during the Lenten season. They present 
the history of the Passion of our Lord as it is written by the four Evangelists. 
The form for opening and closing the first service is to be used at each service. 



First JSer 



vice. 



LO, I come : in the volume of the book it is written 
of me, I delight to do thy will, niy God : yea. 
thy law is within my heart. — Ps. xl. 7, 8. I will 
ransom them from the power of the grave; I will re- 
deem them from death. — Hosea xiii. 14. 
Or : Psalm cxxx. 

The Congregation kneeling shall devoutly pray. 

f\ CHRIST, thou Lamb of God, that takest away 
^^ the sins of the world, have mercy upon us ! 

Christ, thou Lamb of God, that takest away the 
sins of the world, have mercy upon us ! 

Christ, thou Lamb of God, that takest away the 
sins of the world, grant us thy peace ! 

/^\UR Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed be thy 
^-^ name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this day our daily 
bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into 
temptation ; But deliver us from evil : For thine is 
the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

Then shall be sung a hy?nn concerning the Passion of Christ ; af:-: 
the Minister shall say : 



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GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is 
now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our 
Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 
Let us pray. 

1%/TOST merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jesus 
-*-*-*- Christ, we render unto thee most hearty thanks, 
that thou dost permit us again to draw nigh to that 
holy season, in which the sufferings and death upon 
the cross of thy beloved Son are declared unto thy 
Church, for the everlasting comfort of our souls. — 
Lord Jesus, who hast loved us even unto death, grant 
unto us serious and devout hearts, that the remem- 
brance of thy saving love, and of thy precious sufferings 
and death, may be sanctified unto us. We beseech thee 
so to strengthen us by thy grace, during this blessed 
season, that we may come to true repentance and the 
renewing of our mind in thy holy image, and that we 
may experience the rich comforts of true faith, love 
unfeigned, and the assured hope of everlasting life. — ■ 
Holy Father, who wast in Christ reconciling the world 
unto thyself, fill us with an anxious desire, to seek 
and to find in thy dear Son, our crucified Redeemer, 
and in him alone, that salvation which he only can 
grant, now and forever. Amen. 

ET us look unto Jesus, the author and finisher of 
-■-^ our faith ; who. for the joy that was set before 
him, endured the cross, despising the shame. — Heb. 
xii. 2. He humbled himself, and became obedient 
unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore 
God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a 
name which is above every name : that at the name 
of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, 
and things in earth, and things under the earth ; and 



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that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is 
Lord, to the glory of God the Father.— Phil. n. 8-11. 

HEAR to-day the first part of the history of the 
Passion of our Lord, as it is written by the four 
Evangelists. It contains the account of the council 
of his enemies, and his conversation with his disciples 
concerning his approaching sufferings, the supper at 
Bethany and the anointing, the entry into Jerusalem 
and the purifying of the temple. It reads thus : 

John xi. 47-53.— Then gathered the chief priests 
and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we ? 
for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him 
thus alone, all men will believe on lum; and the 
Romans shall come, and take away both our place and 
nation. And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the 
high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know 
nothing at all, nor consider that it is expedient for us, 
that one man should die for the people, and that the 
whole nation perish not. And this spake he not ot 
himself : but being high priest that year, he prophesied 
that Jesus should die for that nation; and not for that 
nation only, but that also he should gather together 
in one the children of God that were scattered abroad. 
Then from that day forth they took counsel together 
for to put him to death. 

Mat. xx. 17.— And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, 
took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said 
unto them. Luke xviii. 31-34.— Behold, we go up 
to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the 
prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accom- 
plished. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, 
and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and 
spitted on; and they shall scourge him. and put him 
to death : and the third day he shall rise again. And 
they understood none of these things: and this saying 



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was hid from them, neither knew they the things 
which were spoken. 

John xii. 1, 2. — Then Jesus six days before the 
passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which 
had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There 
they made him a supper, (Mat. xxvi. 6,) in the house 
of Simon the leper, (John xii. 2,) and Martha served : 
but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table 
with him. Mark xiv. 3. — As he sat at meat, there 
came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of 
spikenard very precious ; and she brake the box, and 
poured it on his head, (John xii. 3-6,) and anointed 
the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair : 
and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment. 
Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's 
son, which should betray him, why was not this oint- 
ment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the 
poor ? This he said, not that he cared for the poor ; 
but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare 
what was put therein. Mark xiv. 4, 6-9. — And there 
were some that had indignation within themselves, 
and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made ? 
And Jesus said, Let her alone ; why trouble ye her ? 
she hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have 
the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye 
may do them good : but me ye have not always. She 
hath done what she could : she is come aforehand to 
anoint my body to the burying. Verily I say unto 
you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached 
throughout the whole world, this also that she hath 
done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. 

John xii. 12. — On the next day, (Mat. xxi. 1-7,) 
when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come 
to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent 



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Jesus two disciples, saying unto them, Go into the 
village over against you, and straightway ye shall find 
an ass tied, and a colt with her : loose them, and 
bring them unto me. And if any man say aught unto 
you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them ; and 
straightway he will send them. All this was done, 
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the 
prophet, saying, tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, 
thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon 
an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the disci- 
ples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, and 
brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their 
clothes, and they set him thereon. John xii. 17. — 
The people therefore that was with him when he 
called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from 
the dead, bare record. Mark xi. 8. — And a very 
great multitude spread their garments in the way ; 
(Mat. xxi. 8, 9.) others cut down branches from the 
trees, and strewed them in the way ; and they that 
went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna 
to the Son of David : Blessed is he that cometh in the 
name of the Lord ; Hosanna in the highest. 

Luke xix. 39-44. — And some of the Pharisees 
from among the multitude said unto him, Master, 
rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said 
unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their 
peace, the stones would immediately cry out. And 
when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept 
over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at 
least in this thy day, the things which belong unto 
thy peace ! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 
For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies 
shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee 
round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay 
thee even with the ground, and thy children within 
thee : and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon 



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another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy 
visitation. 

Mat. xxi. 10-13. — And when he was come into 
Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is 
this ? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the 
prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. And Jesus went into 
the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and 
bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the 
money changers, and the seats of them that sold 
doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house 
shall be called the house of prayer ; but ye have made 
it a den of thieves. Luke xx. 1, 2. — Then the 
chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the 
elders, and spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what 
authority doest thou these things ? or who is he that 
gave thee this authority? Mark xi. 29. — And 
Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of 
you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you 
by what authority I do these things. Luke xx. 4-6. — 
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men ? 
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we 
shall say, From heaven ; he will say, Why then be- 
lieved ye him not ? But and if we say, Of men ; all 
the people will stone us : for they be persuaded that 
John was a prophet. Mat. xxi. 27, 28. — And 
they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And 
he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what author- 
ity I do these things. But what think ye ? Mat. 
xxi. 33, 34. — There was a certain householder, which 
planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and 
digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and 
let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far coun- 
try. And when the time of the fruit drew near, 
(Luke xx. 10,) he sent a servant to the husbandmen, 
that they should give him of the fruit of the vine- 
yard : but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him 



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away empty. Mark xii. 4-6. — And again he sent 
unto them another servant; and at him they cast 
stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him 
away shamefully handled. And again he sent an- 
other; and him they killed, and many others ; beating 
some, and killing some. Having yet therefore one 
son, his well beloved, (Luke xx. 13-15,) then said 
the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do ? I will 
send my beloved son : it may be they will reverence 
him when they see him. But when the husbandmen 
saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 
This is the heir : come, let us kill him, that the inher- 
itance may be ours. So they cast him out of the 
vineyard, and killed him. Mat. xxi. 40-44. — When 
the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will 
he do unto those husbandmen ? They say unto him, 
He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will 
let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which 
shall render him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus 
saith unto them, Did ye never read in the Scriptures, 
The stone which the builders rejected, the same is 
become the head of the corner : this is the Lord's do- 
ing, and it is marvellous in our eyes ? Therefore say 
I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from 
you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits 
thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall 
be broken : but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will 
grind him to powder. Mat. xxiii. 37-39. — Jeru- 
salem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and 
stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often 
would I have gathered thy children together, even as 
a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye 
would not ! Behold, your house is left unto you des- 
olate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me 
henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh 
in the name of the Lord. 



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Mat. xxi. 45, 46. — And when the chief priests 
and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived 
that he spake of them. But when they sought to lay 
hands on him, they feared the multitude, (Mark xii. 
12,) and they left him, and went their way. 

Then may follow a short address, based upon the portion of Scripture read, 
after which the congregation shall sing a hymn. 

Then shall the Minister say : 

He was wounded for our transgressions. 

The Congregation shall answer : 

He was bruised for our iniquities. 

Minister. 

Let us love him. 

Congregation. 

Because he first loved us. 

The Minister shall offer a suitable prayer, after which the service may con- 
clude with a Doxology and the Benediction. 

Second Service. 

WITH everlasting kindness will I have mercy on 
thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. — Isa. liv. 8. 
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, 
dwelleth in me, and I in him ; he hath eternal life, 
and I will raise him up at the last day. — John vi. 
54-56. 

XT EAR to day the second part of the history of the 
-*--*- Passion of our Lord, as it is written by the four 
Evangelists. It contains the account of the prepara- 
tion of the passover ; the strife among the disciples as 
to which of them should be accounted the greatest, 
and the washing of the apostles' feet ; the pointing 
out by Jesus of the traitor and his warning to Peter ; 
and closes with the institution of the holy Supper. 
It reads thus : 



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Luke xxii. 7-11. — Then came the day of unleaven- 
ed bread, when the passover must be killed. And he 
sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the 
passover, that we may eat. And they said unto him, 
Where wilt thou that we prepare ? And he said unto 
them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there 
shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water ; fol- 
low him into the house where he entereth in. And 
ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The 
Master saith unto thee, (Mat. xxvi. 18,) My time is 
at hand ; I will keep the passover at thy house with 
my disciples. Luke xxii. 12. — And he shall show 
you a large upper room furnished : there make ready. 
Mark xiv. 16, 17. — And his disciples went forth, and 
came into the city, and found as he had said unto 
them : and they made ready the passover. Now when 
the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. 
Luke xxii. 15-18. — And he said unto them, With 
desire I have desired to eat this passover with you 
before I suffer : For I say unto you, I will not any 
more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom 
of God. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and 
said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves : For 
I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this 
fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new 
with you in my Father's kingdom. 

Luke xxii. 24-30. — And there was also a strife 
among them, which of them should be accounted the 
greatest. And he said unto them, The kings of the 
Gentiles exercise lordship over them ; and they that 
exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. 
But ye shall not be so : but he that is greatest among 
you, let him be as the younger ; and he that is chief, 
as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he 
that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth ? is not he that 



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sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that 
serveth. Ye are they which have continued with 
me in my temptations. And I appoint unto you a 
kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me ; that 
ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, 
and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 
John xiii. 2-17. — And supper being ended, the 
devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, 
Simon's son, to betray him ; Jesus knowing that the 
Father had given all things into his hands, and that 
he was come from God, and went to God ; he riseth 
from supper, and laid aside his garments ; and took a 
towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth 
water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' 
feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he 
was girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter : and 
Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet ? 
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou 
knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. 
Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. 
Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast 
no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, 
not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. 
Jesus saith to him, He that* is washed needeth not 
save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit : and 
ye are clean, but not all. For he knew who should 
betray him ; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. 
So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his 
garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, 
Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me 
Master and Lord : and ye say well ; for so I am. If 
I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your 
feet ; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For 
I have given you an example, that ye should do as I 
have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
The servant is not greater than his lord ; neither he 



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that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye 
know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. 

John xiii. 21, 22. — When Jesus had thus said, he 
was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray 
me. Then the disciples looked one on another, doubt- 
ing of whom he spake. And they began to be sor- 
rowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I ? and 
another said, Is it I ? And he answered and said 
unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with 
me in the dish. The Son of man indeed goeth, as it 
is written of him : but woe to that man by whom the 
Son of man is betrayed ! good were it for that man if 
he had never been born. Mat. xxvi. 25. — Then 
Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, 
Master, is it I ? He said unto him, Thou hast said. 
John xiii. 23-30. — Now there was leaning on Jesus' 
bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. Simon 
Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask 
who it should be of whom he spake. He then lying 
on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? 
Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, 
when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the 
sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. 
And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said 
Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. . Now 
no man at the table knew for what intent he spake 
this unto him. For some of them thought, because 
Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him. 
Buy those things that we have need of against the 
feast ; or, that he should give something to the poor. 
He then, having received the sop, went immediately 
out; and it was night. Luke xxii. 31-31. — And the 
Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired 
to have you, that he may sift you as wheat ; but I 



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have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not : and 
when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. 
And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with 
thee, both into prison, and to death. And he said, I 
tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, 
before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou know est 
me. 

Mark xiv. 22. — And as they did eat, Jesus took 
bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, 
and said, Take, eat; this is my body, (Luke xxii. 19,) 
which is given for you : this do in remembrance of 
me. 1 Cor. xi. 25. — After the same manner also he 
took the cup, when he had supped, (Mat. xxvi. 27,) 
and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink 
ye all of it: (1 Cor. xi. 25,) This cup is the new 
testament in my blood, (Luke xxii. 20,) which is shed 
for many for the remission of sins, (1 Cor. xi. 25,) 
this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of 
me. Mark xiv. 23. — And they all drank of it. 

Mark xiv. 26. — And when they had sung a hymn, 
they went out into the mount of Olives. 

Third Service. 

T) RAISE and thanksgiving be unto him, who gave 
-*- himself for us, that he might redeem us from all 
iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, 
zealous of good works. — Tit. ii. 14. He hath an un- 
changeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to 
save them to the uttermost that come unto God by 
him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for 
them. — Heb. vii. 24, 25. 

TIEAR to-day the third part of the history of the 
-*"*- Passion of our Lord, as it is written by the four 
Evangelists. It contains Jesus' intercessory prayer, 
ii 



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his agony in the garden of Gethsemane, and his being 
taken captive. 
It reads thus : 

John xvii. — These words spake Jesus, and lifted 
up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is 
come ; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify 
thee : as thou hast given him power over all flesh, 
that he should give eternal life to as many as thou 
hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they 
might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ 
whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on the 
earth : I have finished the work which thou gavest 
me to do. And now, Father, glorify thou me with 
thine own self with the glory which I had with thee 
before the world was. I have manifested thy name 
unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world : 
thine they were, and thou gavest them me ; and they 
have kept thy word. Now they have known that all 
things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 
Fori have given unto them the words which thou 
gavest me ; and they have received them, and have 
known surely that I came out from thee, and they 
have believed that thou didst send me. I pray for 
them : I pray not for the world, but for them which 
thou hast given me; for they are thine. And all 
mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified 
in them. And now I am no more in the world, but 
these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy 
Father, keep through thine own name those whom 
thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. 
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in 
thy name : those that thou gavest me I have kept, and 
none of them is lost, but the son of perdition ; that the 
scripture might be fulfilled. And now come I to thee ; 
and these things I speak in the world, that they might 



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have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given 
them thy word ; and the world hath hated them, be- 
cause they are not of the world, even as I am not of 
the world. I pray not that thou shouldst take them 
out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them 
from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am 
not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth : 
thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the 
world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also 
might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray 
I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe 
on me through their word ; that they all may be one ; 
as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they 
also may be one in us : that the world may believe 
that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou 
gavest me I have given them ; that they may be one, 
even as we are one : I in them, and thou in me, that 
they may be made perfect in one ; and that the 
world may know that thou hast sent me, and 
hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. Father, 
I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, 
be with me where I am ; that they may behold my 
glory, which thou has given ine : for thou lovedst me 
before the foundation of the world. righteous 
Father, the world hath not known thee : but I have 
known thee, and these have known that thou hast 
sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name, 
and will declare it ; that the love wherewith thou hast 
loved me may be in them, and I in them. 

John xviii. 1. — When Jesus had spoken these 
words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook 
Cedron. Mark xiv. 32. — And they came to a place 
which was named Gethsemane : (John xviii. 1,) where 
was a garden, into the which he entered, and his dis- 



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ciples. Mat. xxvi. 36—38. — And he said unto them, 
Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. And he 
took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee. 
and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then 
saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful 
even unto death : tarry ye here, and watch with me. 
Luke xxii. 41. — And he was withdrawn from them 
about a stone's cast, (Mat. xxvi. 39-43,) and fell on 
his face, and prayed, saying, my Father, if it be 
possible, let this cup pass from me : nevertheless, not 
as I will, but as thou wilt. And he cometh unto the 
disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto 
Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour ? 
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation : 
the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 
He went away again the second time, and prayed, 
saying, my Father, if this cup may not pass away 
from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. And 
he came and found them asleep again : for their eyes 
were heavy, (Mark xiv. 40,) neither wist they what 
to answer him. Mat. xxvi. 44. — And he left them, 
and went away again, and prayed the third time, 
(Luke xxii. 42-46,) saying, Father, if thou be willing, 
remove this cup from me : nevertheless, not my will, 
but thine, be done. And there appeared an angel 
unto him from heaven, strengthening him. And being 
in an agony he prayed more earnestly : and his sweat 
was as it were great drops of blood falling down to 
the ground. And when he rose up from prayer, and 
was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for 
sorrow, and said unto them, (Mat. xxvi. 45, 46,) 
Sleep on now, and take your rest : behold, the hour 
is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the 
hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going: behold, he is 
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Mat. xxvi. 47, 48. — And while he yet spake, lo, 
Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great 
multitude with swords and staves, from the chief 
priests and elders of the people. Now he that betrayed 
him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall 
kiss, that same is he : hold him fast. John xviii. 4-9. 
Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come 
upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom 
seek ye ? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. 
Jesus said unto them, I am he. And Judas also, 
which betrayed him, stood with them. As soon then 
as he had said unto them, I am he, they went back- 
ward, and fell to the ground. Then asked he them 
again, Whom seek ye ? And they said, Jesus of 
Nazareth. Jesus answered, I have told you that I 
am he : if therefore ye seek me, let these go their 
way : that the saying might be fulfilled, which he 
spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost 
none. Mat. xxvi. 49. — And forthwith he (Judas) 
came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Master; and kissed 
him. Luke xxii. 48-50. — But Jesus said unto him, 
Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss ? 
When they which were about him saw what would 
follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with 
the sword ? And one of them, (John xviii. 10,) Simon 
Peter, having a sword, drew it, and smote the high 
priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The ser- 
vant's name was Malchus. Luke xxii. 51. — And 
Jesus touched his ear, and healed him. Mat. xxvi. 
52-55. — Then said Jesus unto him, (Peter,) Put up 
again thy sword into his place : for all they that take 
the sword shall perish with the sword. Thinkest 
thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he 
shall presently give me more than twelve legions of 
angels ? But how then shall the Scriptures be ful- 
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Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against 
a thief with swords and staves for to take me ? I sat 
daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no 
hold on me. Luke xxii. 53. — But this is your hour, 
and the power of darkness. Mat. xxvi. 56—58. — But- 
all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets 
might he fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, 
and fled. And they that had laid hold on Jesus led 
him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the 
scribes and the elders were assembled. But Peter 
followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace. 

Fourth Service. 

BEHOLD, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that 
ye shall be scattered every man to his own, and 
shall leave me alone ; and yet I am not alone, because 
the Father is with me. — John xvi. 32. Let this mind 
be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus; he humbled 
himself, and became obedient unto death, even the 
death of the cross. — Phil. ii. 5, 8. 

TTEAR to-day the fourth part of the history of the 
-*--*- Passion of our Lord. It contains his examina- 
tion before Annas and Caiaphas ; Peter's denial ; the 
departure from the council, and the remorse of Judas. 
It reads thus : 

John xviii. 12-14, 19-24.— Then the band and the 
captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound 
him, and led him away to Annas first ; for he was 
father-in-law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest 
that same year. Now Caiaphas was he, which gave 
counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one 
man should die for the people. The high priest then 
asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine. Jesus 
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taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither 
the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said 
nothing. Why askest thou me ? ask them which 
heard me, what I have said unto them : behold, they 
know what I said. And when he had thus spoken, 
one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with 
the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the 
high priest so ? Jesus answered him, If I have spoken 
evil, bear witness of the evil : but if well, why smitest 
thou me ? Now Annas had sent him bound unto 
Caiaphas the high priest. Mat. xxvi. 57. — And they 
that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas 
the high priest, (Mark xiv. 53,) and with him were 
assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the 
scribes. John xviii. 15. — And Simon Peter followed 
Jesus, and so did another disciple : that disciple was 
known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus 
into the palace of the high priest. Mat. xxvi. 59- 
60. — Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the 
council, sought false witness against Jesus to put him 
to death ; but found none : yea, though many false 
witnesses came, yet found they none ; (Mark xiv. 56,) 
their witness agreed not together. Mat. xxvi. 60, 
61. — At the last came two false witnesses, and said, 
This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of 
God, and to build it in three days. Mark xiv. 60, 61. 
— And the high priest stood up in the midst, and 
asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what 
is it which these witness against thee ? But he held 
his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high 
priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the 
Christ, the -Son of the Blessed? Mat. xxvi. 63-68. 
— I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us 
whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus 
saith unto him, Thou hast said : nevertheless I say 
unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sit- 



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ting on the right hand of power, and coming in the 
clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his 
clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what 
further need have we of witnesses ? behold, now ye 
have heard his blasphemy. What think ye ? They 
answered and said, He is guilty of death. Then did 
they spit in his face, and buffeted him ; and others 
smote him with the palms of their hands, saying, 
Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote 
thee? 

John xviii. 16, 17. — But Peter stood at the door 
without. Then went out that other disciple, which 
was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her 
that kept the door, and brought in Peter. Then saith 
the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not 
thou also one of this man's disciples ? He saith, I am 
not ; (Mat. xxvi. 58,) and went in, and sat with the 
servants, to see the end. John xviii. 18. — And the 
servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire 
of coals, for it was cold; and they warmed themselves : 
and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself. 
Mark xiv. 66, 67. — And as Peter was beneath in the 
palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high 
priest : and when she saw Peter warming himself, she 
looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with 
Jesus of Nazareth. Mat. xxvi. 70. — But he denied 
before them all, (Mark xiv. 68,) saying, I know not, 
neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went 
out into the porch ; and the cock crew. Luke xxii. 
59. And about the space of one hour after another 
confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow 
also was with him ; for he is a Galilean. John xviii. 
26. — One of the servants of the high priest, being his 
kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see 
thee in the garden with him? Mat. xxvi. 73, 74. — 



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And after a while came unto him they that stood by, 
and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them ; 
for thy speech bewrayeth thee. Then began he to 
curse and to swear, (Mark xiv. 71,) I know not this 
man of whom ye speak. Luke xxii. 60. — And imme- 
diately, while he yet spake, the cock crew (Mark. xiv. 
72,) the second time. Luke xxii. 61. — And the Lord 
turned and looked upon Peter. Mark xiv. 72. — And 
Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto 
him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me 
thrice. Luke xxii. 62 — And Peter went out, and 
wept bitterly. 

Mat. xxvii. 1. — When the morning was come, all the 
chief priests and elders of the people took counsel 
against Jesus to put him to death : (Luke xxii. 66 ; 
xxiii. 1 ;) and led him into their council, saying, art 
thou the Christ ? tell us. And he said unto them, If 
I tell you, ye will not believe : and if I also ask you, 
ye will not answer me, nor let me go. Hereafter 
shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the 
power of God. Then said they all, Art thou then the 
Son of God ? And he said unto them, Ye say that I 
am. And they said, What need we any further wit- 
ness ? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth. 
And the whole multitude of them arose, (Mark xv. 
1,) and bound Jesus, and carried him away, (John 
xviii. 28,) from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment, 
(Mat. xxvii. 2,) and delivered him to Pontius Pilate 
the governor. John xviii. 28. — And it was early; 
and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, 
lest they should be defiled ; but that they might eat 
the passover. 

Mat. xxvii. 3-10. — Then Judas, which had be- 
trayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, re- 



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pented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of 
silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have 
sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. 
And they said, What is that to us ? see thou to that. 
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, 
and departed, and went and hanged himself. And 
the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is 
not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because 
it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and 
bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers 
in. Wherefore that field was called, The field of 
blood, unto this day. Then was fulfilled that which 
was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And 
they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him 
that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel 
did value ; and gave them for the potter's field, as the 
Lord appointed me. 



Fifth Service. 

BUT he was wounded for our transgressions, he 
was bruised for our iniquities ; the chastisement 
of our peace was upon him ; and with his stripes we 
are healed. — Isa. liii. 5. I give thee charge in the 
sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before 
Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a 
good confession; that thou keep this commandment 
without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our 
Lord Jesus Christ. — 1 Tim. vi. 13, 14. 

HEAR to-day the fifth part of the history of the 
Passion of our Lord. It presents Jesus before 
Pilate and Herod ; Pilate causes Jesus to be scourged, 
but desires to release him ; finally he releases Barabbas 
and delivers Jesus up to be crucified. 
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John xviii. 29-32. — Pilate then went out unto 
them, and said, What accusation bring ye against 
this man ? They answered and said unto him, If he 
were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered 
him up unto thee. Then said Pilate unto them, Take 
ye him, and judge him according to your law. The 
Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us 
to put any man to death : that the saying of Jesus 
might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what 
death he should die. Luke xxiii. 2. — And they began 
to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting 
the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, 
saying that he himself is Christ a king. John xviii. 
33-38. — Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall 
again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou 
the King of the Jews ? Jesus ansAvered him, Sayest 
thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of 
me ? Pilate answered, Am I a Jew ? Thine own 
nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto 
me : what hast thou done ? Jesus answered, My 
kingdom is not of this world : if my kingdom were of 
this world, then would my servants fight, that I should 
not be delivered to the Jews : but now is my kingdom 
not from hence. Pilate therefore said unto him, Art 
thou a king then ? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that 
I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this 
cause came I into the world, that I should bear wit- 
ness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth 
heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is 
truth? And when he had said this, he went out 
again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in 
him no fault at all. Mat. xxvii. 12-14. — And when 
he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he an- 
swered nothing. Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest 
thou not how many things they witness against thee ? 
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that the governor marvelled greatly. Luke xxiii. 5. — 
And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up 
the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning 
from Galilee to this place. 

Luke xxiii. 6-16. — When Pilate heard of Galilee, 
he asked whether the man were a Galilean. And as 
soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's juris- 
diction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was 
at Jerusalem at that time. And when Herod saw 
Jesus, he was exceeding glad : for he was desirous to 
see him of a long season, because he had heard many 
things of him ; and he hoped to have seen some miracle 
done by him. Then he questioned with him in many 
words ; but he answered him nothing. And the chief 
priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. 
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, 
and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, 
and sent him again to Pilate. And the same day 
Pilate and Herod were made friends together ; for 
before they were at enmity between themselves. 
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief 
priests and the rulers and the people, said unto them. 
Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that per- 
verteth the people; and, behold, I having examined him 
before you, have found no fault in this man touching 
those things whereof ye accuse him : no, nor yet 
Herod : for I sent you to him ; and, lo, nothing worthy 
of death is done unto him. I will therefore chastise 
him, and release him. 



Mat. xxvii. 15, 16. — Now at that feast the governor 
was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom 
they would. And they had then a notable prisoner, 
called Barabbas, (Luke xxiii. 25,) that for sedition 
and murder was cast into prison. Mark xv. 8, 9. — 



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And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him 
to do as he had ever done unto them. But Pilate 
answered them, saying, (Mat. xxvii. 17, 18,) Whom 
will ye that I release unto you ? Barabbas, or Jesus 
which is called Christ ? Mark xv. 10. — For he knew 
that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. 
Mat. xxvii. 19. — When he was set down on the judg- 
ment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou 
nothing to do with that just man : for I have suffered 
many things this day in a dream because of him. 
Mark xv. 11, 12. — But the chief priests moved the 
people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto 
them. And Pilate answered and said again unto 
them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him 
whom ye call the King of the Jews ? Luke xxiii. 
21, 22. — But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify 
him. And he said unto them the third time, Why, 
what evil hath he done ? I have found no cause of 
death in him : I will therefore chastise him, and let 
him go. Mark xv. 14. — And they cried out the more 
exceedingly, Crucify him. Luke xxiii. 23. — And the 
voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. 
John xix. 1. — Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and 
scourged him. Mark xv. 16. — And the soldiers led 
him away into the hall, called Pretorium ; and they 
call together the whole band. Mat. xxvii. 28, 29. — 
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 
And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they 
put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand : 
and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, 
saying : (John xix. 3-12,) Hail, King of the Jews ! 
and they smote him with their hands. Pilate there- 
fore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I 
bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find 
no fault in him. Then came Jesus forth, wearing the 
crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate 

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saith imto them. Behold the man ! When the chief 
priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, 
saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto 
them, Take ye him, and crucify him : for I find no 
fault in him. The Jews answered him, We have a 
law, and by oar law he ought to die. because he made 
himself the Son of God. When Pilate therefore heard 
that saying, he was the more afraid ; and went again 
into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence 
art thou ? But Jesus gave him no answer. Then 
saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me ? 
knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, 
and have power to release thee ? Jesus answered, 
Thou couldest have no power at all against me, ex- 
cept it were given thee from above : therefore he that 
delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. And 
from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him. 



John xix. 12-15. — But the Jews cried out, saying, 
If thou let this man go, thou art not Cesar's friend : 
whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against 
Cesar. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he 
brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment 
seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the 
Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was the preparation of 
the passover, and about the sixth hour : and he saith 
unto the Jews, Behold } r our King ! But they cried 
out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. 
Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King ? 
The chief priests answered, We have no king but 
Cesar. Mat. xxvii. 24-26. — When Pilate saw that 
he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was 
made, he took water, and washed his hands before 
the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of 
this just person : see ye to it. Then answered all the 
people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our chil- 



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dren. Then released he Barabbas unto them : and 
when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be 
crucified. 

Sixth Service. 

T> EHOLD the Lamb of God, which taketh away the 
-*-* sin of the world. — John i. 29. Who his own self 
bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, 
being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness : by 
whose stripes ye were healed. — 1 Pet. ii. 24. 

TXEAR to-day the sixth part of the history of the 
-"--*■' Passion of our Lord. It presents to us, Jesus 
going to Golgotha to be crucified, and his crucifixion 
and death. 

It reads thus : 

Mat. xxvii. 27, 31. — Then the soldiers of the gov- 
ernor took Jesus, and took the robe off from him, and 
put his own raiment on him, and led him away to 
crucify him. Luke xxiii. 32.— And there were also 
two others, malefactors, led with him to be put to 
death. John xix. 17. — And he bore his cross. Mat. 
xxvii. 32. — And as they came out, they found a man 
of Cyrene, Simon by name : him they compelled to 
bear his cross ; (Luke xxiii. 26-31 ;) and on him 
they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. 
And there followed him a great company of people, 
and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. 
But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jeru- 
salem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and 
for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, 
in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, 
and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which 
never gave suck. Then shall they begin to say to 
the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover 



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us. For if they do these things in a green tree, what 
shall be done in the dry ? 

Mat. xxvii. 33. — And when they were come unto 
a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a 
skull, (Mark xv. 23,) they gave him to drink wine 
mingled with myrrh : but he received it not. There 
they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the 
right hand, and the other on the left. Luke xxiii. 
34. — Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they 
know not what they do. Mark xv. 25. — And it was 
the third hour. John xix. 19-24. — And Pilate wrote a 
title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, 
JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE 
JEWS. This title then read many of the Jews ; for 
the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the 
city : and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and 
Latin. Then said the chief priests of the Jews to 
Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews ; but that he 
said, I am King of the Jews. Pilate answered, What 
I have written I have written. Then the soldiers, 
when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, 
and made four parts, to every soldier a part ; and 
also his coat : now the coat was without seam, woven 
from the top throughout. They said therefore among 
themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, 
whose it shall be : that the scripture might be ful- 
filled, which saith, They parted my raiment among 
them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These 
things therefore the soldiers did. Mat. xxvii. 36. — 
And sitting down they watched him there; (Luke 
xxiii. 35 ;) and the people stood beholding. John 
xix. 25-27. — Now there stood by the cross of Jesus 
his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of 
Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus there- 
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whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, 
behold thy son ! Then saith he to the disciple, Be- 
hold thy mother ! And from that hour that disciple 
took her unto his own home. 

Mat. xxvii. 39. — And they that passed by reviled 
him, wagging their heads, (Mark xv. 29. 30,) and 
saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and 
buildest it in three days, save thyself. Matt, xxvii. 
40-44. — If thou be the Son of God, come down from 
the cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking 
him, with the scribes and elders, said, He saved others ; 
himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, 
let him now come down from the cross, and we will 
believe him. He trusted in God ; let him deliver him 
now, if he will have him : for he said, I am the Son 
of God. The thieves also, which were crucified with 
him, cast the same in his teeth. Luke xxiii. 39-43. 
— And one of the malefactors which were hanged 
railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself 
and us. But the other answering rebuked him, say- 
ing, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the 
same condemnation ? And we indeed justly ; for we 
receive the due reward of our deeds : but this man 
hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, 
Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy king- 
dom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto 
thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. 

Luke xxiii. 44, 45. — And it was about the sixth 
hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth 
until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened. 
Mat. xxvii. 46. — And about the ninth hour Jesus 
cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabach- 
thani ? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast 
thou forsaken me ? Mark xv. 35. — And some of 

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them that stood by. when they heard it, said, Behold, 
he calleth Elias. John xix. 28, 29. — After this, 
Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, 
that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. 
Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar. Mat. 
xxvii. 48, 49. — And straightway one of them ran, 
and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and 
put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. The rest 
said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to 
save him. John xix. 30. — When Jesus therefore had 
received the vinegar, he said, It is finished. Luke 
xxiii. 46. — And when Jesus had cried with a loud 
voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my 
spirit : and having said thus, (John xix. 30,) he bowed 
his head, and gave up the ghost. 

Mat. xxvii. 51-54. — And, behold, the vail of the 
temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom ; 
and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent ; and the 
graves were opened ; and many bodies of the saints 
which slept arose, and came out of the graves after 
his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and ap- 
peared unto many. Mark xv. 39. — And when the 
centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he 
so cried out, and gave up the ghost, (Luke xxiii. 47,) 
he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous 
man. Mark xv. 39. — Truly this man was the Son 
of God. Mat. xxvii. 54. Now when they that were 
with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and 
those things that were done, they feared greatly, say- 
ing, Truly this was the Son of God. Luke xxiii. 48. 
— And all the people that came together to that sight, 
beholding the things which were done, smote their 
breasts, and returned. 



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Seventh Service. 

\ ND his rest shall be glorious.- — Isa. xi. 10. 

-^- Worthy is the lamb that was slain to receive 
power and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and 
honor, and glory, and blessing. — Rev. v. 12. 

jTTEAR to-day the close of the history of the Passion 
-*— *- of our Lord. It presents to us the piercing of 
Jesus side, the burial, and the placing a watch over 
the grave. 

It reads thus : 

Luke xxiii. 49. — And all his acquaintance, and 
the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar 
off, beholding these things. Mat. xxvii. 56. — Among 
which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of 
James and Joses, and Salome the mother of Zebe- 
dee's children. Mark xv. 41. — Who also, when he 
was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him ; 
and many other women which came up with him unto 
Jerusalem. 

John xix. 31-37. — The Jews therefore, because 
it was the preparation, that the bodies should not re- 
main upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that 
sabbath day was a high day,) besought Pilate that 
their legs might be broken, and that they might be 
taken away. Then came the soldiers, and brake the 
legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified 
with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw 
that he was dead already, they brake not his legs : 
but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, 
and forthwith came there out blood and water. And 
he that saw it bare record, and his record is true ; and 
he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. 
For these things were done, that the scripture should 
be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And 



140 PASSION SERVICES. 

again another scripture saith, They shall look on him 
whom they pierced. 

Mat. xxvii. 57. — When the even was come, there 
came a rich man, (Mark xv. 43,) Joseph of Arimathea, 
an honorable counsellor, which also waited for the 
kingdom of God, (Luke xxiii. 50, 51.) and he was a 
good man, and a just : The same had not consented 
to the counsel and deed of them : (John xix. 38,) 
being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the 
Jews. Mark xv. 43-46. — And he came, and went 
in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. 
And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead : and 
calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether 
he had been any while dead. And when he knew it 
of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. And 
he bought fine linen, and took him down. John xix. 
39-41. — And there came also Nicodemus, (which at 
the first came to Jesus by night,) and brought a mix- 
ture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds 
weight. Then took they the body of Jesus, and 
wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the man- 
ner of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where 
he was crucified there was a garden ; and in the gar- 
den a new sepulchre, (Mat. xxvii. 60,) which he had 
hewn out in the rock : (Luke xxiii. 53,) wherein 
never man before was laid. John xxix. 42. — There 
laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' pre- 
paration day; (Mat. xxvii. 60, 61,) and rolled a great 
stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 
And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, 
sitting over against the sepulchre, (Luke xxiii. 55, 56,) 
and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. 
And they returned, and prepared spices and oint- 
ments ; and rested the sabbath day according to the 
commandment. 



PASSION SERVICES. 141 

Mat. xxvii. 62-66. — Now the next day, that fol- 
lowed the day of the preparation, the chief priests 
and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying, Sir, 
we remember that that deceiver said, while he was 
yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Com- 
mand therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until 
the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and 
steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen 
from the dead : so the last error shall be worse than 
the first. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch : 
go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they 
went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, 
and setting a watch, 



VIII. 

She (ftjjistles and debris 

FOR THE 

SUNDAYS AND FESTIVALS OF THE CHURCH-YEAR. 



FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 

Epistle, Rom. xiii. 11—14. 
Gospel, Mat. xxi. 1—9. 

SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 

Epistle, Rom. xv. 4-13. 
Gospel, Luke xxi. 25-36. 

THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 

Epistle, 1 Cor. iv. 1-5. 
Gospel, Mat. xi. 2-10. 

FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 

Epistle, Phil. iv. 4-7. 
Gospel, John i. 19-28. 

CHRISTMAS-DAY. 

Epistle, Tit. ii. 11-14. 

Or, Isa. ix. 2-7. 
Gospel, Luke ii. 1-14. 

SECOND CHRISTMAS-DAY. 

Epistle, Tit. iii. 4-7. 

Or, Actsvi. 8— vii. 1,51-59. 
Gospel, Luke ii. 15-20. 

SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. 

Epistle, Gal. iv. 1-7. 
Gospel, Luke ii. 33-40. 

CLOSE OF THE YEAR. 

Epistle, 2 Tim. iv. 1-8. 
Gospel, Luke xii. 35—40. 

new year's-day. 
Epistle, Gal. iii. 23-29. 
Gospel, Luke ii. 21. 



SUNDAY AFTER NEW-YEAR. 

Epistle, 1 Pet iv. 12-19. 
Gospel, Mat. ii. 13-23. 

EPIPHANY. 

Epistle, Isa. Ix. 1-6. 
Gospel, Mat. ii. 1-12. 

FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 

Epistle, Rom. xii. 1-6. 
Gospel, Luke ii. 41-52. 

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 

| Epistle, Rom. xii. 7-16. 
Gospel, John ii. 1-11. 

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 

Epistle, Rom. xii. 17-21. 
Gospel, Mat. viii. 1-13. 

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 

Epistle, Rom. xiii. 8-10. 
Gospel, Mat. viii. 23-27. 

FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 

Epistle, Col. iii. 12-17. 
Gospel, Mat, xiii. 24-30. 

SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 

Epistle, 2 Pet i. 16-21. 



Or, 

Gospel, 



Col. 



18- 



1. 



Mat. xvii. 1-9. 



THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT. 

Epistle, 1 Cor ix. 24 — x. 5. 
Gospel, Mat. xx. 1-16. 



THE EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 



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SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT. 

Epistle, 2 Cor. xi. 19 — xii. 9. 
Gospel ', Luke viii. 4-15. 

SUNDAY BEFORE LENT. 

Epistle, 1 Cor. xiii. 1-13. 
Gospel, Luke xviii. 31-43. 

FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. 

Epistle, 2 Cor. vi. 1-10. 
Gospel, Mat. iv. 1-11. 

SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT. 

Epistle, 1 Thess. iv. 1-7. 
Gospel, Mat. xv. 21-28. 

THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT. 

Epistle, Epbes. v. 1-9. 
Gospel, Luke xi. 14-28. 

FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 

Epistle, Gal. iv. 21-31. 
Gospel, John vi. 1-15. 

FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 

Epistle, Heb. ix. 11-15. 
Gospel, John viii. 46-59. 

SIXTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 

Epistle, Phil. ii. 5-11. 

Or, 1 Cor. xi. 23-32. 
Gospel, Mat. xxi. 1-9. 

THURSDAY BEFORE EASTER. 

Epistle, 1 Cor. xi. 23-32. 
Or, Exod. xii. 1-13. 
Gospel, John xiii. 1-15. 

GOOD FRIDAY. 

Epistle, Isa. liii. 
The Passion History. 

EASTER SUNDAY. 

Epistle, 1 Cor. v. 6-8. 
Gospel, Mark xvi. 1-8. 

EASTER MONDAY. 

Epistle, Acts x. 34-41. 
Gospel, Luke xxiv. 13-35. 

FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 

Epistle, 1 John v. 4-10. 
Gospel, John xx. 19-31. 



SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 

Epistle, 1. Pet. ii. 21-25. 
Gospel, John x. 12-16. 

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 

Epistle, 1 Pet. ii. 11-20. 
Gospel, John xvi. 16-23. 

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 

Epistle, James i. 16-21. 
Gospel, John xvi. 5-15. 

FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 

Epistle, James i. 22-27. 
Gospel, John xvi. 2o-30. 

ASCENSION-DAY. 

Epistle, Acts i. 1-11. 
Gospel, Mark xvi. 14-20. 

SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION. 

Epistle, 1 Pet. iv. 8-11. 
Gospel, John xv. 26 — xvi. 4. 

WHITSUNDAY. 

Epistle, Acts ii. 1-13. 
Gospel, John xiv. 23-31. 

WHITMONDAY. 

Epistle, Acts. x. 42-48. 
Gospel, John xii. 16-21. 

TRINITY SUNDAY. 

Epistle, Rom. xi. 33-36. 
Gospel, John iii. 1-15. 

FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle, 1 John iv. 16-21. 
Gospel, Luke xvi. 19-31. 

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle, 1 John iii. 13-18. 
Gospel, Luke. xiv. 16-24. 

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle, 1 Pet. v. 6-11. 
Gospel, Luke xv. 1-10. 

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle, Rom. viii. 18-23. 
Gospel, Luke vi. 36-42. 



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FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle, 1 Pet. iii. 8-15. 
Gospel, Luke v. 1-11. 

SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle, Rom. vi. 3-11. 
Gospel, Mat. v. 20-26. 

SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle, Rom. vi 19-23. 
Gospel, Mark viii. 1-9. 

EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle i Rom. viii. 12-17. 
Gospel, Mat. vii. 15-23. 

NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle, 1 Cor. x. 6-13. 
Gospel, Luke xvi. 1—9. 

TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle, 1 Cor. xii. 1-11. 
Gospel, Luke xix. 41-48. 

ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle, 1 Cor. xv. 1-10. 
Gospel, Luke xviii. 9-14. 

TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle, 2 Cor. iii. 4-11. 
Gospel, Mark vii. 31-37. 

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER 
TRINITY. 

Epistle, Gal. iii. 15-22. 
Gospel, Luke. x. 23-37. 

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER 
TRINITY. 

Epistle, Gal. v. 16-24. 
Gospel, Luke xvii. 11-19. 

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle, Gal. v. 25— vi. 10. 
Gospel, Mat. vi. 24-34. 

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 

Epistle, Ephes. iii. 13-21. 
Gospel, Luke. vii. 11-17. 

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER 
TRINITY. 

Epistle, Ephes. iv. 1-6. 
Gospel, Luke xiv. 1-11. 



EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER 
TRINITY. 

Epistle, 1 Cor. i. 4-9. 
Gospel, Mat. xxii. 34-46. 

NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER 
TRINITY. 

Epistle, Ephes. iv. 22-28. 
Gospel, Mat. ix. 1-8. 

TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER 
TRINITY. 

Epistle, Ephes. v. 15-21. 
Gospel, Mat, xxii. 1-14. 

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER 
TRINITY. 

Epistle, Ephes. vi. 10-17. 
Gospel, John iv. 47-54. 

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER 
TRINITY. 

Epistle, Phil. i. 3-11. 
Gospel, Mat. xviii. 23-35. 

TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER 
TRINITY. 

Epistle, Phil. iii. 17-21. 
Gospel, Mat. xxii. 15-22. 

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER 
TRINITY. 

Epistle, Col. i. 9-14. 
Gospel, Mat. ix. 18-26. 

TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER 
TRINITY. 

Epistle, 1 Thess. iv. 13-18. 
Gospel, Mat. xxiv. 15-28. 

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER 
TRINITY. 

Epistle, 2 Pet. iii. 3-14. 
Or, 2 Thess. i. 3-10. 
Gospel, Mat. xxv. 31-46. 

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER 
TRINITY. 

Epistle, 1 Thess. v. 1-11. 

Or, Rom. iii. 21-28. 
Gospel, Mat. xxv. 1-13. 

Or, Mat. xxiv. 37-51. 

Or, Mat. v. 1-2. 



IX. 

tfifytar* lessons. 



As the reading of the Scriptures is an important and essential part of public 
worship, it is in no wise to be neglected. The following selection of Scripture 
Lessons may be used at the Evening Service on the Lord's-day, and during the 
iveek. 

I. FEOM THE NEW TESTAMENT. 

A. FROM THE GOSPELS. 



golg Seasons. 

ADVENT. 

Preparation for the birth of the Saviour. 

Luke i. 1-25. Annunciation of the birth of John. 
" i. 26-35. Annunciation of the birth of our 

Lord. 
" i. 39-56. Elizabeth and Mary. 
" i. 67-80. Birth of John the Baptist. 



I. Advent. 

II. Advent. 

III. Advent. 

IV. Advent. 



CHRISTMAS. 



Christmas. John i. 1-14. 

II. Christmas. " i. 15-18. 

S. a. Christmas. Luke ii. 22-32. 
Sylvester Evening. Mat. xvi. 1-12. 
New-Year. Luke iv. 16-21. 



The Word became flesh. 
John testifies of him. 
Presentation of our Lord. 
Signs of the times. 
The acceptable year of the Lord. 



EPIPHANY. 



Opening manifestations of the Messianic glory of our Lord, 
S. a. New-Year. Mat. iii. 1-12. 
Epiphany. " iii. 13-17. 

I. a. Epiphany. John i. 35-51. 

II. a. Epiphany. " iii. 22-36. 



III. a. Epiphany. Mat. iv. 12-17. 

IV. a. Epiphany. John iv. 4-24. 

V. a. Epiphany. " iv. 25-42. 

VI. a. Epiphany. Mat. xi. 25-30. 
Septuagesima. " xvi. 13-20. 
Sexagesima. " xvii. 1-9. 
Quinquagesima. John viii. 12-20. 

13 



Ministry of John. 

Baptism of our Lord. 

The calling of the first disciples. 

John's conversation with his dis- 

ples. 

First preaching of our Lord. 
Jesus and the woman of Samaria. 
Jesus and the woman of Samaria. 
Invitation to the weary. 
Art thou the Christ? 
The Transfiguration. 
The light of the world. 



146 



SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 



LENT AND PASSION WEEK. 
Resistance of unbelief to our Lord's glorious revelations. 



I. Invocavit. 

II. Reminiscere. 

III. Oculi. 

IV. Laetare. 

V. Judica. 

VI. Palmarum. 



John viii. 23-40. Jesus foretells his sufferings. 



ix. 1-22 
x. 23-38. 
xi. 1-27. 
xi. 28-57 
xii. 1-19. 



Thur.Pass. Week. Luke xxii. 7-23. 



Good-Friday. 



Mat. xxvii. 33-54. Crucifixion 



EASTER. 



Cure of one born blind. 
Opposition to Christ's teachings. 
Raising of Lazarus. 
Raising of Lazarus. 
Anointing at Bethany and en- 
trance into Jerusalem. 
Institution of the Lord's Supper. 



Consideration of the resurrection of Jesus and his intercessory prayer in connec- 
tion with it. 



Easter Sunday. 
Easter Monday. 
Quasimod. 

Misericordias. 
Jubilate. 
Cantate. 
Rogate. 



Ascension. 
Exaudi. 



Mat. xxviii. 1-10. Account of the resurrection. 

John xx. 11-18. Mary Magdalene. 

Luke xxiv. 36-47. It behooved Christ to suffer, and 

to rise. 
John xxi. 1-19. Jesus' appearance at the sea. 

" xvii. 1-8. Glorify thou me, Father. 

" xvii. 9-19. Intercessions for the disciples. 

" xvii. 20-26. Intercessions for future believers. 

ASCENSION. 

Luke xxiv. 44-53. Our Lord's ascension. 
John xiv. 1-14. I am the way. 

PENTECOST. 

Whitsunday. John xiv. 15-21. He shall give you another Com- 

forter. 

Whitmonday. " xv. 1-8 I am the true vine. 

Trinity Sunday. Mat. xxviii. 18-20. Baptism in the name of the Triune 

God. 



TRINITY SUNDAYS. 

The discourses of our Lord, ending with his teachings concerning the final con 

summation. 

Mat. v. 1-12. 
" v. 13-19. 
" v. 27-42. 
" v. 43-48. 



I. a. Trinity. 

II. a. Trinity. 

III. a. Trinity. 

IV. a. Trinity. 

V. a. Trinity. 

VI. a. Trinity. 

VII. a. Trinity. 

VIII. a. Trinity. 

IX a. Trinity. 

X. a. Trinity. 

XI. a. Trinity. 



The beatitudes. 

The salt of the earth. 

Pluck it out. 

Love your enemies. 
" vi. J.-15. Of alms-giving and prayer. 
" vi. 16-23. Of the true treasure and light. 
" vii. 1-14. Entrance at the strait gate. 
" vii. 24-29. The house on the rock and that on 
the sand. 
John v. 19-29. Faith in Christ true life. 
" v. 30-36. Jesus' works witness of him. 
" v. 37-47. The scriptures witness of him. 



SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 



147 



XII. a. Trinity. 
XIII a. Trinity. 

XIV. a. Trinity. 

XV. a. Trinity. 
XVI a. Trinity. 



John vi. 30-51. 
Mark iv. 26-34. 
Luke xii. 32-38. 
" xiii. 1-9, 
Mat. xiii. 44-52. 



XVII a. Trinity. Luke xv. 11-32. 

XVIII a. Trinity. Mark x. 1-12. 

XIX. a. Trinity. Mat. xv. 1-11. 

XX. a. Trinity. " xix. 16-26. 

XXI a. Trinity. " xxi. 33-44." 

XXII a. Trinity. John xv. 18-25. 

XXIII. a. Trinity. Mark xii. 18-27. 

XXIV. a. Trinity. " xiii. 1-13. 

XXV. a. Trinity. Luke xvii. 20-37 

XXVI a. Trinity. Mat.xxv. 14-30. 

XXVII a. Trin. Luke xiii. 23-30 



Jesus the bread of life. 

Parables of the seed. 

Fear not, little flock. 

The fruitless fig-tree. 

Of the treasure, the pearl and the 

net. 
The prodigal son. 
Of divorce. 
Traditions of men. 
The rich young man. 
The wicked husbandmen. 
The hatred of the world. 
The Sadducees confuted. 
Destruction of Jerusalem and the 

end of the world. 
The coming of the Son of man. 
Parable of the talents. 
Strive to enter in at the strait gate. 



Harvest festival. " xii. 13-21. The rich man's barn. 

Reformation. John ii. 13-17. Jesus purgeth the temple. 

Thanksgiving. Psalm cxlvi. Praise the Lord, my soul. 

Humiliation. " cxliii. Lord, hear my prayer. 



B. FROM THE OTHER BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. 



ADVENT. 



Preparation for the coming of Christ and its influence. 



I. Advent. 

II Advent. 

III Advent. 
IV. Advent. 



Col. i. 16-23. God's eternal purpose. 
Romans i. 16-25. Condition of the heathen without 
Christ. 
" ii. 1-12. Israel also under condemnation. 
Heb. xii. 15-25. Sinai and Zion. 



CHRISTMAS. 



Christmas. Hebrews i. 1-12. Christ the Son of God. 

II Christmas. 1 John iv. 7-16. God's love manifest in Christ. 

S. a. Christmas. Hebrews iii. 1-6. Christ more worthy than Moses. 

Sylvester Even. 1 Peter i. 22-25. All flesh is as grass. 
New-Year. " ii.1-10. Lay aside all malice. 



S. a. New-Year. 
Epiphany. 

I. a. Epiphany. 

II a. Epiphany. 

III a. Epiphany. 
IV. a. Epiphany. 



EPIPHANY. 

Exposition of the growth of faith. 
Rom. vii. 7-25. Knowledge of sin. 



" iii. 23-31. The heathen also justified through 
Christ. 
Eph. ii. 11-22. Aforetime heathens, now in Christ. 
Rom. iv. 16-25. The faith of Abraham. 

" v. 1-5. Peace with God through faith. 

" viii. 1-11. Being spiritually minded. 



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SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 



V. a. Epiphany. 

VI. a. Epiphany. 
Septuagesima. 
Sexagesima. 
Quinquagesima. 



1 CoR.ii. 1-10. 
James iii. 13-18. 

2 Cor. viii. 1-9. 
Rom. xiv. 13-19. 

" x. 8-18. 



The wisdom of the perfect. 
Who is wise among you ? 
Liberality to poor brethren. 
Love and mutual improvement. 
Confession of faith. 



LENT AND PASSION WEEK, 



The suffering Christ, and the suffering of believers. 

Invocavit. Hebrew xii. 1-6. Looking unto Jesus. 

Reminiscere. Rom. viii. 28-39. All things for good to believers. 

Oculi. 2 Cor. iv. 7-14. The death and life of Christ mani- 

fest in us. 

Laetare. " v. 14-21. One died for all. 

Judica. 1 Peter i. 13-21. Redeemed not with silver and gold. 

Palmarum. Heb. x. 19-27. Entrance into the holiest. 

Thur.Pass. Week. 1 Cor. x. 16-22. The Lord's Supper the communion 

of Christ. 

Good-Friday. Rev. v. 1-14. Praise of the Lamb that is slain. 

EASTER. 

The resurrection of Christ, his exaltation in general. 

Easter Sunday. 1 Cor. xv. 12-28. Now is Christ risen. 

Easter Monday. " xv. 35-49. How shall the dead rise ? 

Quasimod. " xv. 50-58. Death is swallowed up in victory. 

Miser icordias. 1 John. i. 1-7. Walk in light. 

Jubilate. il ii. 12-17. Your sins are forgiven you. 

Cantate. " iii. 1-11. Behold what manner of love. 

Rogate. " v. 12-21. He that hath the Son hath life. 

ASCENSION. 

Ascension. Eph. iv. 7-16. He has ascended and become the 

Head. 

Exaudi. Acts. i. 12-26. The Apostles after the Lord's as- 

cension. 

PENTECOST. 

Whitsunday. Acts. ii. 14-41. Peter's first preaching and its re- 
sults. 

Whitmonday. Rom. x. 11-17. How beautiful the feet of them 

that preach peace. 

Trinity Sunday. Eph. i. 3-14. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 

TRINITY SUNDAYS. 

The work established by Jesus, with a glance at his second coming. 

I. a. Trinity. Acts. ii. 42-47. Life of the first congregation. 

II. a. Trinity. " iii. 1-10. Healing of the lame man at the 

temple. 

III. a. Trinity. " iii. 11-26. Peter's sermon after the miracle. 

IV. a. Trinity. " i v. 1-22. Peter and John before the council. 

V. a. Trinity. " iv. 23-31. The church gives thanks to God. 



SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 



149 



VI. a. Trinity. Acts iv. 32, v. 11. 

VII. a. Trinity. " v. 12-42. 

VIII. a. Trinity. " vi. 1-7. 

IX. a. Trinity. " vii. 51-59. 

X. a. Trinity. " viii. 9-25. 

XI. a. Trinity. " viii. 26-39. 

XII. a. Trinity. " ix. 1-22. 

XIII. a. Trinity. " x. 21-33. 

xi. 1-18. 

XIV. a. Trinity. " xiv. 1-20. 

XV. a. Trinity. " xvi. 13-40. 

XVI. a. Trinity. " xvii. 15-34, 

XVII. a. Trinity. " xviii. 1-11. 

XVIII. a. Trinity. " xix. 1-11. 
X/X a. 2Wmty. " xx. 17-38. 
XX a, 2Wn%. " xxiv. 10-27. 
XXI. a. Trinity. " xxvi. 1-29. 
XXZI a. Trinity. " xxviii. 1-10, 

16-31. 

XX III. a. Trinity. Rev. ii. 1-11. 

XXIV. a. Trinity. " iii. 1-22. 

XXV. a. Trinity. " vii. 9-17. 

XX Vl.a. Trinity. " xx. 11-15. 
XXFi7. a. 2Vi». " xxii. 6-21. 
Harvest festival. 1 Tim. vi. 6-10. 
Reformation. Gal. ii. 16-21. 

Thanksgiving. Psalm cxlv. 
Humiliation. Psalm cxxx. 



Ananias and Sapphira. 
Imprisonment of the Apostles. 
Election of Deacons. 
Martyrdom of Stephen. 
Simon the sorcerer. 
The Ethiopian eunuch. 
Conversion of Paul. 
Conversion of Cornelius and 

Peter's defence. 
Paul at Iconium. 
Paul at Philippi. 
Paul at Athens, 
Paul at Corinth. 
Paul at Ephesus. 
Departure from Miletus. 
. Paul before Felix and Drusilla. 
Paul before Festus and Agrippa. 
Paul at Melita and Rome. 

Messages'to the churches of Ephe- 
sus and Smyrna. 

Messages to Sardis, Philadelphia 
and Laodicea. 

The great multitude of the re- 
deemed. 

The judgment. 

Behold I come quickly. 

Great gain. 

The mode of justification. 

The greatness and goodness of God. 

Out of the depths. 



II. FEOM THE OLD TESTAMENT. 



A. SELECTIONS CHIEFLY HISTORICAL. 



ADVENT. 

Bright stars in the prophetic night of the time before Christ. 

I. Advent. Gen. iii. 1-15. The first promise after the fall. 
//. Advent. Jer. xxxi. 31-36. The new covenant. 

III. Advent. Isa. Iv. 3-13. An everlasting covenant. 

IV. Advent. Psalm c. Make a joyful noise to the Lord. 

CHRISTMAS. 

Christmas. Isaiah ix. 2-7. Unto us a child is born. 

II. Christmas. " xi. 1-5. The rod of the stem of Jesse. 
S. a. Christmas. " xii. 1-6. A joyful thanksgiving. 

" " Psalm cii. 25-29. Take us not away O God. 

Sylvester Evening. " xc. O Lord thou art our dwelling place. 

New-Year. " cxi. Praise God for his wonderful 

works. 
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150 



SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 



EPIPHANY. 

Light from, God in the times of the Patriarchs. 



S. a. New-Tear. 

Epiphany. 

I. a. Epiphany. 

II. a. Epiphany. 

III. a. Epiphany. 

IV. a. Epiphany. 

V. a. Epiphany. 

VI. a. Epiphany. 
Septuages. 
Sexages. 
Quinqiiag. 



Gen. xi. 1-9. The tower of Babel. 

" xii. 1-4. xiii. 5-11. Calling of Abraham. 
" xiv. 8-20. Melchizedek's blessing. 
" xv. 1-17. Covenant with Abraham. 
" xviii. 20-33. Abraham's intercessions for 
dom. 
1-19. The offering- of Isaac. 



So- 



XXII. 

xxiv. 34-51. Isaac's marriage to Rebecca. 

xxviii. 10-22 Jacob's ladder at Bethel. 

xli. 28-43. Joseph's advancement. 

xlix. 1-33. Jacob takes leave of his sons. 

1. 15-22. Joseph nobly pardons his brethren. 



LENT AND PASSION WEEK. 

n of the children of Israel in Egypt, and God's succour. 

Pharaoh's oppressions. 
Preservation of Moses. 
Moses' flight into Midian. 
The call of Moses. 
Continued oppressions of the peo- 
ple. 
Promise of deliverance. 
Thou preparest a table before us. 
The blood of the Paschal Lamb. 



Invocavit. 


Ex. i. 3-22. 


Reminiscere. 


" ii. 1-10. 


Oculi. 


" ii. 11-15. 


Laetare. 


" iii. 1-14. 


Judica. 


" v. 1-21. 



Pahnarum. " v. 22. vi. 

Thur. Pass. Week. Psalm xxiii. 
Good-Friday. Ex. xii. 1-14. 



EASTER. 

Deliverance of the children of Israel and gracious guidance of them through the 

wilderness. 



Easter Sunday. 

Easter Monday. 

Quasimod. 

Misericord. 

Jubilate. 

Cantate. 

Rogate. 



Ascension. 
Exaudi. 



Whitsunday. 
Whitmonday. 
Trinity Sunday. 



Job xix. 22-27. I know that my Redeemer liveth. 

Ps. cxviii. 14-29. A song of victory. 

Ex. xv. 1-21. Song of triumph at the Red Sea. 

" xv. 22-26. Marah. The Lord our physician. 

" xvi. 1-15. Quails and manna. 

" xvii. 1-16. Water from the rock and the vic- 
tory. 
Psalm cxvi, The Lord heareth. 

ASCENSION. 

Gen. v. 21-24. The translation of Enoch. 
Ex. xix. 3-8. Israel set apart as a peculiar peo- 

ple. 

PENTECOST. 

Joel ii. 21. iii. 1. I will pour out my Spirit. 

Psalm cxxii. The glory of Jerusalem. 

Num. vi. 22-27. The Old Testament Benediction. 



SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 



151 



TRINITY SUNDAYS. 

Continuation of the history of the Kingdom of God in Israel to the return from 
the Babylonian captivity. 

Ex. xxxiv. 1-10. The Lord God, merciful and gra- 
cious. 
Num. xxi. 4-9. The brazen serpent. 



La. Trinity. 

II. a. Trinity. 

III. a. Trinity. 

IV. a. Trinity. 

V. a. Trinity. 

VI. a. Trinity. 

VII. a. Trinity. 

VIII. a. Trinity. 

IX. a. Trinity. 

X. a. Trinity. 
XL a. Trinity. 

XII a. Trinity. 

XIII. a. Trinity. 

XIV. a. Trinity. 

XV. a. Trinity. 

XVI. a. Trinity. 

XVII. a. Trinity. 

XVIII. a. Trinity 

XIX. a. Trinity. 

XX. a. Trinity. 
XXL a. Trinity. 

XXIL a. Trinity. 

XXIII. a. Trinity, 

XXIV. a. Trinity. 

XXV. a. Trinity. 

XXVI. a. Trinity, 

XXVII. a. Trin. 



" xxiii. 7-12. Balaam's blessing. 
Josh. xxiv. 14-28. 1 and my house. 
Judges ii. 1-12. 



Ruth i. 1-17. 
1 Sam. iii. 1-18. 
" x. 17-27. 



2 Sam. 



Wickedness of Israel after Josh- 
ua's death. 
Ruth's steadfastness. 
God calleth Samuel. 
Election of Saul. 
xv. 16-23. Saul's disobedience. 
xxiv. 2-23. David's generosity toward Saul, 
vii. 1-16. Promises for the erection of the 
temple. 
" vii. 17-29. David's thanksgiving therefor. 
" xii. 1-10. Nathan's reproof of David. 
" xxiii. 1-7. David's last words. 

1 Kings iii. 5-15. Solomon's prayer for wisdom. 

2 Chr. vii. 12-22. God's appearance to Solomon. 

" xiii. 3-18. Israel's defection and danger. 

1 Kin. xviii. 21-40 Elijah and Baal's Prophets. 

" xix. 4-18. Elijah weary of life is consoled. 

2 Kings v. 1-14. Elisha heals Naaman. 

Jon. iii. 1 — iv. 11. Jonah preaches repentance at Nin- 
eveh. 
2 Ch. xxxii. 1-21. Hezekiah delivered from Senna- 
cherib. 
" xxxiv. 14-28. The finding of the law under Jo- 

siah. 
" xxxvi. 11-21. The removal to Babylon. 
Dan. ii. 31-48. The dream of the eternal Kingdom. 
Ezra iii. 10-13. The foundation of the new temple. 
Mal. iii. 1-5. The coming of the Judge. 



Harvest Festival. Deut. xxvi. 1-11. Prayer of thanks for the harvest. 

Reformation. 2 Ch. xxxiv. 29-33 Josiah's renewal of the covenant. 

Thanksgiving. Psalm xcv. 1-8. Let us sing unto the Lord. 
Humiliation. " lxxxv. Show us thy mercy, Lord. 



B. PROPHETIC AND POETIC SELECTIONS. 



ADVENT. 

i". Advent. Psalm xl. Lo, I come, it is written of me. 

II. Advent. Prov. viii. 22-31. True wisdom. 

Psalm viii. What is man ? 

III. Advent. Isaiah xl. 1-9. The voice in the wilderness. 

IV. Advent. Psalm xxiv. Lift up your heads, ye gates* 



152 SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 

CHRISTMAS. 

Christmas. Micah v. 1-3. Thou, Bethlehem Ephratah. 

II. Christmas. Psalm cxlviii. Praise ye the Lord. 
S. a. Christmas. " ii. Kiss the Son. 

Sylvester Evening. " cxxxix. Lord, thou hast searched me. 
New-Year. Isaiah xl. 26-31. They that wait upon the Lord. 

Psalm cxxi. I will lift up mine eyes. 

EPIPHANY. 

Attendance upon the Lord on his way as Prophet. 

S. a. New-Year. 1 Sam. ii. 1-10. He will exalt the horn of his 

anointed. 
Epiphany. Isaiah ii. 1-5. Out of Zion shall go forth the law. 

" xlii. 1-12. He shall bring judgment to the 
Gentiles. 
/. a. Epiphany. Deu. xviii. 15-19. A Prophet like unto Moses. 

Psalm i. The way of the godly and of the 

ungodly. 

II. a. Epiphany. Isaiah lxi. 1-6. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. 

III. a. Epiphany. Amos iii. 1-8. The secrets of the Lord revealed to 

the Prophets. 

IV. a. Epiphany. Micah vi. 1-8. What service God requireth. 

V. a. Epiphany. " vii. 14-20. He will do wonders as aforetime. 

VI. a. Epiphany. Haggai ii. 2-10. The glory of the second temple. 
Septuages. Mal. ii. 4-10. The unfaithful servants reproved. 
Sexages. Amos viii. 1-14. God's word removed from the 

wicked. 
Quinquag. Hab. ii. 1-14. The earth shall be full of the 

knowledge of the Lord. 

LENT AND PASSION WEEK. 

Attendance upon the Lord on his way as the Lamb of God. 

Christ's patient suffering. 
Penitential prayer of the sinner. 
Prophecy of the suffering Saviour. 
The church's prayer of penitence. 
Our sufferings in God's hands. 
Zion, the King of peace cometh to 

thee. 
Unto thee Lord, do I lift up my 

soul. 
Good-Friday. Isa. Iii. 13. liii. 12. The suffering Saviour. 

EASTER. 

The victory over death and the great and gracious promises of God to his people- 

Easter Sunday. Isa. xxv. 1-8. He will swallow up death in vic- 
tory. 

Easter Monday. Eze. xxxvii. 1-14. Vision of the resurrection of the 

dead. 

Quasimod. Isaiah iv. 2-6. The blessings of Christ's kingdom. 

Misericord. Eze. xxxiv. 11-16. God's providence over his flock. 

Jubilate. Hose a ii. 18-23. I will betroth thee unto me forever. 



Invocavit. 


Isaiah 1. 4-10. 


Reminiscere, 


Psalm li. 


Oculi. 


" xxii. 


Laetare. 


Isa. lxiv. 1-12. 


Judica. 


Job xxxiii. 13-30, 


Palmarum. 


Zech. ix. 8-12. 


Thur. Pass. 


Week. Psalm xxv. 



SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 153 

Cantate. Isa. xlix. 8-15. The Lord will not forget his people. 

Rogate. Psalm lxxxvi. Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer. 

ASCENSION. 
Ascension. Psalm ex. " Sit thou at my right hand. 

Exaudi. Isa. xxxii. 14-20. A land only prosperous when the 

Spirit is poured out. 

PENTECOST. 

Whitsunday. Joel ii. 28-32. I will pour out my Spirit upon all 

flesh. 
Whitmonday. Eze. xxxvi. 25-28. A new heart will I give you. 
Trinity Sunday. Isaiah vi. 1-8. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of 

Hosts. 

TRINITY SUNDAYS. 

Concerning God, the christian life, and the judgment. 

I. a. Trinity. Psalm lxii. In God is my salvation. 

II. a. Trinity. Job xxxvi. 26. The praise of God by nature. 

xxxvii. 13. 
Ill a. Trinity. Eze. xviii. 20-24. God is just. 

IV. a. Trinity. Psalm ciii. God is gracious. 

V. a. Trinity. Lam. iii. 22-40. God is long-suffering. 

VI. a. Trinity. Psalm xci. God is a defence to the godly. 

VII. a. Trinity. Eccles. iii. 1-17. To everything there is a time. 

VIII. a. Trinity. Ps. cxix. 105-112. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet. 

IX. a. Trinity. " liii. The fool knoweth him not. 

X. a. Trinity. Jer. viii. 4-9. What wisdom is in them who 

reject the word of the Lord? 

XI. a. Trinity. Eze. xiii. 9-16. False Prophets. 

XII. a. Trinity. Prov. ix. 1-18. The call of wisdom, and of folly. 

XIII. a. Trinity. Job xxxviii. 1-11. God brings to nought man's pride. 

XIV. a. Trinity. Prov. iii. 1-16. The nature and results of wisdom. 

XV. a. Trinity. Deut. vi. 4-13. Love to the one God. 

XVI. a. Trinity. Jer. xvii. 5-10. Trust in God. 

XVII. a. Trinity. Lev. xix. 9-18. Brotherly kindness. 

XVIII. a. Trinity. Deut. xxi. 18-21. Obedience to parents. 

XIX. a. Trinity. " xxiv. 17-22. Charity toward widows and or- 

phans. 

XX. a. Trinity. Prov. vi. 6-11. Industry. 

XXI. a. Trinity. " xxiii. 19-35. Warning against riotous living. 

XXII. a. Trinity. " xxiv. 13-22. Wise preparation for the future. 

XXIII. a. Trinity. Ec. xi. 9. xii. 14. Joy of a life spent in the fear of God. 

XXIV. a. Trinity. Prov. xxx. 1-14. Of an unbelieving generation. 

XXV. a. Trinity. Mal. iii. 13. iv. 6. The day of judgment. 

XXVI. a. Trinity. Dett. xxxii. 21-43. Song of Moses : Judgment and 

redemption. 

XXVII. a. Trin. Psalm xcii. It is good to give thanks unto the 

Lord. 
Harvest Festival. " lxv. Thou visitest the earth. 

Reformation. " xlvi. or God is our refuge. 

cxix. 29-43. 
Thanksgiving. Ps. lxxviii. 1-7. God's benefits to his people. 
Humiliation. Isaiah i. 16-18. Wash ye, make you clean. 



PART SECOND 



I. 

Sftat <Srder of §oIg lactam, 

TO^ Baptism of Infants. 

Baptism should be administered in the Church, in the presence of the congrega- 
tion ; it may, however, be administered privately. Parents may present their 
child for Baptism ; or they may appoint others as Sponsors. The Minister shall 
see that the Sponsors are members of the Church, and do not live in open sin. 
Should the Parents not be members of a christian congregation, he shall admonish 
them to become such. The Minister shall enter the names of the Parents, of the 
Child, and of the Sponsors, with the date of its birth and Baptism, in the Church 
Record. At the Baptism the following order shall be observed: The Parents 
or Sponsors, shall present the Child at the Font, and the Minister shall say : 

DEARLY Beloved, forasmuch as all men are con- 
ceived and born in sin ; and our Saviour Christ 
saith, Except a man be born again of water and of the 
Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God ; I 
beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our 
Lord Jesus Christ, that of his goodness and mercy, he 
would receive this child, by baptism, into the Church 
of the Redeemer, and make it a living member of the 
same. And forasmuch as this child promises, by you 
its sureties, to renounce the devil and all his works, 
to believe in God and to serve him ; you must remem- 
ber that it is your bounden duty to see that it be 
taught, so soon as it shall be able to learn, what a 
solemn promise you have made in its name. And 
that it may know these things the better, you should 
admonish it to give due heed to the instruction given 
in Church and at school, and to all those things which 
a christian ought to know and believe to his soul's 
salvation ; and that thus this child may be virtuously 
brought up to lead a godly and a christian life ; re- 
membering always that Baptism doth represent unto 
us our profession ; which is, to follow the example of 

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our Saviour Christ, and to be made like unto him. 
For as many of us as have been baptized, have put 
on Christ, that like as he died for us and rose again, 
so should we die daily unto sin and rise again unto 
righteousness. 
Let us pray : 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, the Father of 
-"- our Lord Jesus Christ; we call upon thee for 
this child, and beseech thee to bestow upon it the 
gift of thy Baptism and thine everlasting grace by the 
washing of regeneration. Receive it, Lord, as thou 
hast promised by thy well-beloved Son, saying : Ask, 
and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; 
knock, and it shall be opened unto you. So give now 
unto us who ask ; let us who seek, find ; open the 
gate unto us who knock ; that this child may enjoy 
the everlasting benediction of thy heavenly washing, 
and may come to the eternal kingdom which thou 
hast promised by Christ our Lord. Amen. 

TTEAR the words of the Gospel, written by St. 
-*"*- Mark, in the tenth chapter, at the thirteenth 
verse. 

rpHEY brought }^oung children to Jesus, that he 
-*- should touch them; and his disciples rebuked 
those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, 
he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer 
the little children to come unto me, and forbid them 
not : for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I 
say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the king- 
dom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. 
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon 
them, and blessed them. 

Then the Minister, laying his right hand on the head of the Child, shall pray : 



HOLY BAPTISM. 159 

/^iUR Father, who art in heaven ; Hallowed be thy 
^/ name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this day our daily 
bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into 
temptation ; But deliver us from evil ; For thine is 
the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

The Minister shall then demand of the Parents or Sponsors, as follows : 

r^O you, in the name of this child, renounce the 
-*-^ devil, and all his works, and all his ways ? Then 
answer, Yes. 

Do you believe in God the Father Almighty, 
Maker of heaven and earth ? 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin 
Mary ; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 
dead, and buried ; He descended into hell ; The third 
day he rose again from the dead ; He ascended into 
heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the 
Father Almighty ; From thence he shall come to 
judge the quick and the dead ? 

Do you believe in the Holy Ghost ; The holy Chris- 
tian Church, the Communion of Saints ; The forgive- 
ness of sins ; The Resurrection of the body ; And the 
life everlasting ? Then answer, Yes. 

Do you desire that this child should be baptized in 
this Faith, and do you promise to use your endeavors 
that it may be trained up in the religion of Christ ? 
Then answer, Yes. 

Baptism is not simply water, but it is the water 
comprehended in God's command, and connected with 
God's word. 

Then shall the Minister ask : 

How shall the child be named ? 



160 HOLY BAPTISM. 

Then shall he baptize it, saying : 

N. I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

A suitable verse may then be sung. Then shall the Minister say the following : 

~\T7"E yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, 
* * that in holy Baptism thou hast received and 
adopted this child as thine own, regenerated it of 
water and of the Spirit, and incorporated it into thy 
holy Church. And we humbly beseech thee to grant, 
that it being dead unto sin, may live unto righteous- 
ness. May it be buried with Christ, by Baptism, into 
his death ; that as it is made partaker of the death of 
thy dear Son, it may also be partaker of his glorious 
resurrection ; so that finally, with the residue of thy 
holy Church, it may be an heir of thine everlasting 
kingdom, through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. 
Amen. 

Peace be with you. Amen. 

The Baptism of Adults. 

The Minister standing before the altar shall say : 

TN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
-■- the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

F\ EARLY Beloved, we learn from the word of God, 
-■^ and from the testimony of our own lives, that all 
men are conceived and born in sin, and that we must 
all assuredly perish, except our blessed Lord and 
Saviour, the only begotten Son of God, deliver us 
from our sins and guilt. Inasmuch as this person, who 
now desires to be baptized, is of like sinful and de- 
praved nature, and our Lord Jesus Christ has borne 
in his own body the sins of the whole world, and has 
redeemed and delivered us from death and from ever- 
lasting damnation ; I beseech you to call upon God, 



HOLY BAPTISM. 161 

through our Lord Christ, that of his goodness and 
mercy, he would receive this person, truly repenting 
and coming unto him by faith, into the kingdom of 
his grace, and bestow upon him everlasting life ; con- 
fidently believing that he will accept your offering and 
intercession of love, and will assuredly hear your 
prayer. 

Let us pray. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, the Father of 
-"- our Lord Jesus Christ, the aid of all who need, 
the helper of all who flee to thee for succour, the life 
of those who believe, and the resurrection of the 
dead ; we call upon thee for this person who desires 
the gift of thy Baptism, and thine everlasting grace, 
by spiritual regeneration. Receive him, Lord, as 
thou hast promised by thy well-beloved Son, saying : 
Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall 
find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. So give 
now unto him who asketh ; let him who seeketh, find ; 
open the gate unto him who knocketh ; that this per- 
son may enjoy the everlasting benediction of thy 
heavenly washing, and may come to the eternal king- 
dom which thou hast promised by Christ our Lord. 

Then shall the Congregation say : 

Amen. 

Hear the words of our Lord. (Mat. xxviii. 18-20.) 

A LL power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 
-^- Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing 
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all 
things whatsoever I have commanded you ; and lo, I 
am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. 
In like manner he says : (Mark xvi. 16,) He that 

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162 HOLY BAPTISM. 

believeth and is baptized, shall be saved ; but he that 
believeth not shall be damned. 

In accordance with this command of our Lord Jesus, 
this person has been instructed in the saving doctrines 
of the gospel, and now desires, by holy Baptism to 
be incorporated into the Church of Christ. Forasmuch 
then as we do not doubt that it is right that his desire 
should be granted, let us pray that God would bestow 
upon him everlasting life. 

/^VUR Father, who art in heaven ; Hallowed be thy 
^-J name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this day our daily 
bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into 
temptation ; But deliver us from evil ; For thine is 
the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. 

Then shall the Congregation with the Person to be baptized say : 

Amen. 

Then shall the Minister say to the Person to be baptized : 

rjlHE Lord preserve thy going out and thy coming 
-*- in, from this time forth, and even for evermore. 

The Minister shall then demand of the Person to be baptized as follows : 

Do you renounce the devil, and all his works, and 
all his ways ? 

Answer. 

Yes, I renounce. 

Minister. 

Do you believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker 
of heaven and earth ? 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord ; Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin 
Mary ; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 
dead, and buried ; He descended into hell ; The third 
day he rose again from the dead ; He ascended into 
heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the 



HOLY BAPTISM. 163 

Father Almighty ; From thence he shall come to judge 
the quick and the dead ? 

Do you believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy 
Christian Church, the Communion of Saints ; The for- 
giveness of sins ; The Resurrection of the body ; And 
the life everlasting ? 

Answer. 

Yes, I believe. 

Minister. 

Do you sincerely desire to be baptized in this Faith, 
and to make your covenant with God ? 

Answer. 

Yes, that is my sincere desire. 

Minister. 

C\ LORD God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; thou 
^-^ hearest the solemn vows of this thy servant. Re- 
ceive him then into the covenant of thy grace, and let 
him have part in all the benefits secured unto us 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Then shall the Person to be baptized kneel doivn, and the Minister, pouring watei 
on his head three times, shall say : 

N. I baptize thee, in the name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 

Then laying his hand upon his head he shall say : 

\ LMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus 
-"- Christ, who hath begotten thee again of water 
and of the Holy Ghost, and forgiven thee all thy sins, 
strengthen and keep thee by his grace unto life eter- 
nal. Peace be with thee. 

Then shall the Congregation say : 

Amen. 

The Person baptized now standing up, the Minister shall say : 

DEARLY Beloved in Christ Jesus, seeing that it 
has pleased a merciful God to receive unto him- 
self, in holy Baptism, this our Brother, let us render 



164 HOLY BAPTISM. 

praise and thanksgiving unto him, and with one accord 
beseech him, that he would continue his fatherly bless- 
ing to him, and to us, unto the end of our lives. 
Let us pray : 

A LMIGHTY and most merciful God and Father, 
-"- we yield thee most hearty thanks that thou dost 
graciously preserve and extend thy Church, and that 
thou hast caused this thy servant to be born again in 
holy Baptism, to be incorporated into thy dear Son 
our Lord and only Saviour, and to become thy child 
and an heir of thy heavenly grace. We do most 
humbly beseech thee that thou wouldst keep him, and 
all of us who have been baptized, in steadfast con- 
tinuance in thy grace, so that here on earth we may 
lead truly godly lives, according to thy good-pleasure 
and to the praise and glory of thy holy name, and in 
the end may receive the promised inheritance in 
heaven, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who ever 
liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, 
world without end. Amen. 

THEREFORE, dear Brother, let your conversation 
be as it becometh the gospel of Christ. — (Phil. i. 
27.) Show forth the praises of him who hath called 
you out of darkness into his marvellous light. — (1 
Pet. ii. 9.) Be not ashamed of the gospel of Christ : 
for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one 
that believeth. — (Rom. i. 16.) Fight the good fight 
of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art 
also called, and hast professed a good profession be- 
fore many witnesses. — (1 Tim. vi. 12.) 

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly : 
and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body 
be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord 
Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who 
also will do it. Amen. 



II. 

3% #rkr of Confirmation. 

Confirmation should take place in the Church, in the presence of the con- 
gregation. Only when by reason of sickness, or other causes, this is impossible, 
can it be administered privately. 

The Minister, standing before the Altar, shall say : 

The Lord be with you ! 

The Congregation shall answer :- 

And with thy spirit ! 

Minister. 

Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us ; 
and establish thou the work of our hands upon us ! 

Congregation. 

Yea the work of our hands establish thou it ! 

Minister. 

PV EARLY beloved in the Lord ! You see here pre- 
-*-^ sent those who in holy Baptism were received by 
our Lord Jesus Christ and made members of his holy 
Church. In accordance with our Lord's command, 
they have been instructed in the word of God, and 
led to the knowledge of his will, and of his gracious 
gospel ; and they now desire to be confirmed. It is 
their hearty wish to be admitted to the enjoyment of 
all those blessings which the Lord bestows upon his 
Church, and by partaking of his holy supper to be 
brought into the most intimate union with our Lord 
and Saviour Jesus Christ. They desire publicly to 
confess their Christian Faith, and for themselves to 
renew and ratify the promises made for them by their 
Sponsors in holy Baptism. Let us therefore beseech 
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, in the name of 



166 CONFIRMATION. 

our Lord Jesus Christ ; that he would confirm them, 
so strengthening them by the grace of his Holy Spirit, 
that they may be kept in the true faith, and in purity 
and holiness of life, steadfast unto the end. 

(~\ LORD God, most merciful Father, who dost re- 
^-^ ceive children into thy kingdom, and dost esteem 
their souls precious in thy sight ; w r e beseech thee, of 
thy great goodness ; that thou wouldst, by thy Holy 
Spirit, so bless and govern these persons consecrated 
to thee in holy Baptism, that they may make a good 
confession of thy name, that they may ever live in the 
communion of thy Church, in true faith and obedience 
to thy gospel, and that they may continue steadfast 
in the covenant of thy grace unto the end ; through 
Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The Minister shall then demand of the Catechumens as follows : 

1. I ask you, in the presence of the Omniscient 
God, and of this Congregation ; 

Is it your sincere purpose now solemnly to ratify 
your baptismal covenant, and to renounce the do- 
minion of the devil, of the world, and of sin ? Then 
answer : 

Yes, it is our sincere purpose. 

2. Do you believe in the Triune God, Father, Son, 
and Holy Ghost ; and are you resolved to live in fel- 
lowship with him, and to attain to the blessed liberty 
of the true followers of Christ. Then answer : 

Yes, we believe. 

3. Will you remain faithful to the doctrines of our 
Lord Jesus, according to the confession of our Evan- 
gelical Lutheran Church, and will you render a con- 
scientious obedience thereto until death ? Then answer : 

Yes, we ivill, by the help of God. 

The Catechumens shall then kneel, and the Minister laying his right hand on 
the head of each, shall say one of the following sentences: 



CONFIRMATION. 167 

Receive the Holy Spirit, to protect and defend you 
against all evil, to strengthen and help you in all good ; 
from the merciful hand of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Thou Shepherd and Bishop of souls, look in mercy 
upon this thy servant, and let Mm never be plucked 
out of thy hand ; keep Mm in thy fold unto the 
end of Ms days, according to thy gracious promise. 
Amen. 

The Father of mercies, and the God of all consola- 
tion, grant you, for Christ's sake, his Holy Spirit, 
guidance and strength to do his will, patience and 
courage in time of suffering, and the blessed hope of 
everlasting life. Amen. 

The God of all grace, who hath called us unto his 
eternal glory by Christ Jesus, make you perfect, 
stablish, strengthen, settle you, and keep you through 
faith unto life everlasting. 

The very God of peace sanctify you wholly, that 
your whole spirit, and soul, and body, may be pre- 
served blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

May God, which hath begun a good work in you, 
perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. 

Our heavenly Father increase and confirm within 
you, for Jesus Christ's sake, the gifts of his Holy 
Spirit ; that so you may grow in faith, and in the 
power of godliness, in patience under suffering, and in 
the blessed hope of everlasting life. 



168 CONFIRMATION. 

May God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
give unto you his Holy Spirit, to guide you into all 
truth, to defend you against all temptations, ^ to 
strengthen you unto every good work, and to bring 
you at last unto his eternal joy. 

Our Lord Jesus Christ, and God, even our Father, 
which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting 
consolation, and good hope through grace, comfort and 
strengthen your heart to be faithful unto death, that 
you may receive the crown of life. 

The God of peace make you perfect in every good 
work, to do his will, working in you that which is 
well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to 
whom be glory for ever and ever. 

Grace be unto you, that you may fight the good 
fight of faith, and lay hold on eternal life, whereunto 
thou art also called, and hast professed a good profes- 
sion before many witnesses. 

The love of Christ so constrain you that you may 
live henceforth not unto yourself, but unto him which 
died for you and rose again. 

Receive the Holy Spirit, to protect and defend you 
against all evil, to strengthen and help you unto all 
good, that you may glorify God in your body, and in 
your spirit, which are God's. 

All then rising, the Minister shall give to each the right hand of felloicship. 



saying 



UPON the voluntary profession and promises which 
you have now made, I hereby acknowledge and 
declare you to be members of this Christian Congre- 



CONFIRMATION. 169 

gation, and give you, in its name, the right hand of 
Christian fellowship and love, and authorize you to 
join with us in the celebration of the Lord's Supper, 
and to participate in all our spiritual privileges, so long 
as you remain faithful to your present profession and 
promises. Go in peace. 
Let us pray : 

A LMIGHTY and most merciful God, Father of our 
-"- Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in 
heaven and earth is named ; thou hast graciously per- 
mitted us to witness a solemn renewal of the covenant 
with thee. Thy Church would render praise unto 
thee for this thy mercy, and with one voice would 
say : give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good ; 
for his mercy endureth for ever. For the mountains 
shall depart, and the hills be removed ; but my kind- 
ness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the 
covenant of my peace be removed : — thus hast thou 
spoken, Lord, our Redeemer. 

We would now with one accord beseech thee, that 
thou wouldst keep these thy young servants, who 
have here renewed their baptismal covenant, as living 
members of Christ Jesus, steadfast in the true faith, 
and in obedience unto thy holy gospel. Strengthen 
them by thy Spirit, that neither false doctrine, fleshly 
lusts, nor the vanities of the world, may lead them 
astray from that truth which this day they have 
solemnly confessed. Grant them grace that they may 
grow up into him in all things, which is the head, 
even Christ; and evermore increase in wisdom, holi- 
ness, and righteousness, which is well-pleasing in thy 
sight. May they abide in thy love, and their whole 
life be a true confession of thy name, to their own 
everlasting salvation, and to the joy of their friends, 
to the building up of thy church, and to the praise of 
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170 CONFIRMATION. 

thy glorious grace. May they now go forth in the 
peace of Christ, and in the joy of the Holy Ghost, 
being blessed of thee, Lord, who hast made the 
heavens and the earth, and who hast reconciled 
heaven and earth. 

The Congregation shall say : 

Amen. 

LORD Jesus Christ, true Shepherd and Bishop of 
our souls, who for the redemption of thy people, 
livest and reignest to all eternity ; sanctify us all by 
thy grace. May we all to-day renew our vows of 
everlasting fidelity to thee our Lord and our Re- 
deemer. Give us might and strength to fight a good 
fight, to finish our course, to keep the faith, that 
there may be laid up for us the crown of righteous- 
ness, which thou hast promised unto all them that 
love thy appearing. Let thy Spirit, and thy peace be 
upon us and upon our children. 

We now commend ourselves to the fullness of thy 
grace, Lord, our God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
who art able to do exceeding abundantly above all 
that we ask or think — unto thee be adoration, and 
praise, and thanksgiving, in the church, by Christ 
Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. 

The Congregation shall sag : 

Amen. 



III. 

<§lte (Drder of (fonfmtoit and ^solution, 



PREPARATORY TO THE 



CELEBRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER. 

The General Confession shall begin with an appropriate Hymn, after which 
shall follow prayer and the reading of the Scriptures. The Minister shall then 
exhort those who intend to commune to careful self-examination, and to humble 
and hearty confession ; immediately after which exhortation he shall demand of 
them as here followeih : 

T^V EARLY Beloved. I ask you, before the omnis- 
-*-^ cient God, and upon the evidence of your own 
conscience : 

1. Whether you are truly sensible, and with con- 
trite hearts acknowledge and lament, not only that 
you are by nature sinners, but that you have in vari- 
ous ways, by the omission of duty, and by sinful 
thoughts, desires, words, and actions, grieved and 
offended the Lord your God and Saviour, and that 
you have deserved that he should banish you from 
his presence and condemn you to everlasting punish- 
ment ? 

If this be your sincere conviction, confess it by 
saying : Yes. 

Congregation . — Yes . 

2. I ask you : Whether you truly believe that 
Jesus Christ has come into the world to save sinners, 
and that all who believe in his name do receive the 
forgiveness of their sins ? Is it, therefore, your fervent 
desire to be delivered from your sins and guilt ; and 
are you persuaded that our heavenly Father is will- 
ing, for Jesus Christ's sake, to be gracious unto you, 



172 CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION. 

to forgive you all your sins, to cleanse you from all 
unrighteousness, and to sanctify you unto himself? 

If this be your sincere belief, confess it by saying : 
Yes. 

Congregation. — Yes. 

3. I ask you : Whether you are fully resolvejl 
henceforth to submit yourselves to the gracious 
direction of the Holy Spirit, that so you may ever- 
more strive to hate and forsake all manner of evil, to 
walk circumspectly before God, and daily to grow in 
holiness of heart and life ? 

If this be your serious purpose, answer, Yes. 

Congregation. — Yes. 

Then, all kneeling, the Minister shall say the Confession, as here follow eth : 

WE, poor sinners, confess unto thee, God, our 
heavenly Father, that we have grievously, and 
in various ways, sinned against thee; not only by out- 
ward and gross sin, but by inward blindness of heart, 
unbelief, doubt, despondency, impatience, pride, sel- 
fishness, carnal lusts, avarice, envy, hatred and malice, 
and by other sinful passions, which are naked and 
open in thy sight, Lord, but which we cannot fully 
understand, or confess unto thee. But we do sin- 
cerely repent, and are heartily sorry for these our 
misdoings, and we fervently implore thy forgiveness 
and favor, through thy dear Son Jesus Christ ; being 
firmly resolved, by the help of the Holy Spirit, to 
amend our sinful lives. To this end, God, do thou, 
of thy great goodness, bestow thy Holy Spirit abun- 
dantly upon us. And especially prepare us now for 
the worthy celebration of the Lord's Supper, so that 
eating of that bread, and drinking of that cup, we may 
be strengthened in faith and obedience toward thee, 
and in active charity toward our brethren of mankind. 

Then shall the Congregation say : 



CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION. 173 

Lord God, the Father in heaven, have mercy upon us ! 
Lord God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have 

mercy upon us ! 
Lord God, the Holy Ghost, have mercy upon us, and 

grant us thy peace ! Amen. 

Then shall the Minister pronounce the Absolution with the Retention. 

TPON this humble confession which you have now 
^ made, by virtue of my office as a Minister of 
our Lord Jesus Christ, I declare unto all who do truly 
repent and heartily believe in Jesus Christ, and are 
sincerely resolved to amend your sinful lives, the 
forgiveness of all your sins : in the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 

But on the other hand, on the authority of the 
word of God, and in the name of Jesus Christ our 
Lord, I declare unto all who are impenitent, the 
hypocritical as well as the openly wicked, that so 
long as you continue in your impenitence, God will 
not forgive you your sins, but will retain them against 
you, and will assuredly punish you for your iniquities 
in the end; except you repent before your day of 
grace be ended, except you sincerely renounce and 
forsake all your evil ways and come unto Christ in 
true penitence and faith; which we fervently pray 
you may do ere it be too late. 

May God have mercy upon every one of us, pardon 
and deliver us from all our sins, confirm and strengthen 
us in all goodness, and finally bring us to everlasting 
life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The service is then concluded by the singing of a Hymn and the Benediction. 



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IV. 

ihe (Srdtr of Jttarriage. 

DEARLY Beloved, forasmuch as marriage was in- 
stituted by God himself, and is honorable in all, 
it becomes those who would enter into this estate duly 
to weigh what the Scripture saith concerning it. Let 
us, therefore, for the glory of God, and for the instruc- 
tion, admonition, and comfort of these persons here 
present, hear some portions of Scripture thereto per- 
taining. ^ 

In the second chapter of Genesis we read : 

" The Lord God said, It is not good that the man 
should be alone ; I will make a help meet for him. 
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, 
and shall cleave unto his wife ; and they shall be one 
flesh." 

Hear also the Lord's command concerning this 
estate. St. Paul writes, (Ephes. v. 25,) "Husbands, 
love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, 
and gave himself for it. So ought men to love their 
wives as their own bodies ; he that loveth his wife 
loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own 
flesh ; but nourisheth and cherisheth it ; even as the 
Lord the Church. Wives, submit yourselves unto 
your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the hus- 
band is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the 
head of the Church. Therefore, as the Church is sub- 
ject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own hus- 
bands in every thing." 

But you should also remember, that by reason of 
our manifold sins, God has appointed that those who 
enter into this estate should also bear the cross. You 



MARRIAGE. 175 

cannot therefore expect always to enjoy prosperity ; 
days of adversity will also come ; but if you fear God 
and keep his commandments, he will not forsake you. 
He will strengthen and keep you in every time of 
need, and comfort you in all your sorrows. 

Having now been shown what the word of God 
teaches concerning Marriage, I exhort you diligently 
to consider the same, and to strive to conform your 
lives thereto. 

As no impediments have been shown, why you may 
not be lawfully joined together in matrimony; I ask 
you, in the presence of God, and of these witnesses : 

"1VT DO you take this woman to your wedded wife, 
-^ • to live together after God's ordinance in the holy 
estate of matrimony. Will you love her, comfort her, 
honor and keep her, as a faithful christian husband is 
bound to do, in health and in sickness, in prosperity 
and in adversity ; and forsaking all others, keep you 
only unto her, so long as you both shall live ? 
Answer, Yes. 

"VT DO you take this man to your wedded husband, 
-^ ' to live together after God's ordinance in the holy 
estate of matrimony ; Will you love him, comfort him, 
honor and keep him, as a faithful christian wife is 
bound to do, in health and in sickness, in prosperity 
and in adversity ; and forsaking all others, keep you 
only unto him, so long as you both do live ? 
Answer, Yes. 

The parties shall now join their right hands, when the Minister shall say : 

WHAT God hath joined together, let no man put 
asunder. Forasmuch as N. and N. have con- 
sented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed 
the same before God and this company, I pronounce 
that they are man and wife, in the name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
Let us pray. 



176 MARRIAGE. 

A LMIGHTY and most merciful God, who didst 
^"- institute the holy estate of matrimony, and in 
thy good providence dost permit these thy servants 
to enter into the same ; we render thee most hearty 
thanks for this thy goodness : and we beseech thee to 
grant them thy grace, that they may lead a truly 
christian and godly life, in accordance with the teach- 
ings of thy holy word. Let thy heavenly blessing 
abide upon them, that they may be defended from all 
temptations to sin, and be kept from all danger and 
harm. Remove from them all discord and conten- 
tion ; strengthen them to constant fidelity and sincere 
affection towards each other; and preserve them, with 
all thy true folloAvers, in steadfastness of faith, in the 
knowledge of thy dear Son, and in patience under 
trials to the end of their lives ; for the sake of our 
Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with 
thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God. 
Amen. 

OUR Father, who art in heaven ; Hallowed be thy 
name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this day our daily 
bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into 
temptation ; But deliver us from evil ; For thine is 
the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 



V. 

%\t #rkr for i\t Communion of \\t j&tth. 

The Minister should address the sick person, explaining the nature and design 
of the Lord's Supper, and the state of soul requisite to a worthy reception of the 
same. He may then use the Order of Confession and Absolution, and of the 
Holy Communion as before given, with such alterations as the circumstances 
require, or he may use the following Order : 

The Lord be with you ! 
T3ELOVED Brother {Sister,) in Christ ! You desire 
-"-* to receive the Holy Supper of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, for the comfort and strengthening of your soul. 
You should come to this Sacrament with a due sense 
of the vanity of all earthly things, of which your 
sickness forcibly reminds you ; with serious reflections 
on the hour, (perhaps near at hand,) of your depar- 
ture from this world ; and with solemn thoughts of 
that eternity toward which we are hastening. In 
order that you may worthily partake of this Sacra- 
ment to your profit, be mindful of the exhortation of 
the Apostle : " Let a man examine himself, and so let 
him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup." Re- 
member also the words, " If we say that we have no 
sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 
But if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to 
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all un- 
righteousness." Draw nigh therefore to God with an 
humble and penitent heart, and beseech him to grant 
you his grace for Jesus Christ's sake, and confess 
your sins unto him, saying : 

A LMIGHTY God, my heavenly Father, I come 
^-^- before thee deeply humbled on account of my 
manifold sins. I will confess them unto thee with 
sincere sorrow and heartfelt penitence ; and I desire 



178 THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK. 

to find peace for my soul, through faith in thy dear 
Son, whom thou hast delivered up to suffer and die 
that he might redeem the world. sanctify unto me 
this memorial of his atoning death which I desire now 
to keep. God of all mercy, grant, and seal unto 
me the blessed assurance that thou wilt not remember 
my sins against me ; but for the sake of my dear Sa- 
viour, vouchsafe unto me the forgiveness of all my 
sins, and let thy fatherly mercy be upon me. It is 
my serious purpose to serve thee with filial gratitude 
and faithfulness, and to do and suffer thy holy will 
to the end of my days. Do thou graciously strengthen 
me, by thy mighty power, in carrying this purpose 
into effect. God, my hope is in thee; have mercy 
upon me, and give me thy peace. Amen. 

In order that you may yourself confirm this con- 
fession ; I ask you : 

Do you humbly acknowledge and heartily lament 
your sins ? Do you believe that God, your merciful 
Father, will, for the sake of Jesus Christ your Saviour, 
pardon all your offences ? And are you resolved, 
should God prolong your days, to lead the residue of 
your life in his fear and to his glory ? Then declare it 
before the Omniscient God by saying : Yes. 

According to your faith be it unto you. By com- 
mand of our Lord Jesus Christ, I announce unto you 
the divine promise of the forgiveness of all your sins ; 
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Let us now, in the name of Jesus Christ, and in 
accordance with his institution, consecrate this bread 
and wine, and truly keep his holy Supper. 

Then shall the Minister proceed as in the Order of the Holy Communion, 
saying the Lord's Prayer and the words of Institution, after which he shall say : 

LAMB of God, who though most innocent, wast 
slain upon the cross; who didst patiently and 



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THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK. 179 

meekly bear the contradiction of sinners, and the 
cruelty of thy enemies ; except thou haclst borne our 
sins, we must for ever despair ; have mercy upon us, 
Christ. 

DEAR Brother ! (Sister,) come now to this gracious 
Supper, and be made one with your Lord and 
Saviour ; and may you receive from him, by virtue 
of such blessed union, peace of conscience, patience 
under affliction, steadfastness in the hour of death, 
and the foretaste of everlasting happiness. Look 
upon him, who though unseen is present with us, 
and in whom all the promises of God are yea and 
amen. Behold, he standeth at the door of your 
heart and knocketh, if you will hear his voice and 
open the door, he will come in to you, and will sup 
with you and you with him. 

The Distribution shall then follow as in the Order of the Holy Communion 
before given. The Minister shall then say : 

TVLESS the Lord, my soul ; and all that is within 
-L* me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, 
my soul, and forget not all his benefits ; who for- 
giveth all thine iniquities ; who healeth all thy dis- 
eases ; who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; and 
who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender 
mercies. God, my heavenly Father, I thank thee 
that thou hast refreshed me with the holy Supper of 
my Saviour. What am I, that thou dost esteem me 
worthy to receive so precious a seal of thy grace. 
The life which I now live in the flesh, I will live by 
the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave 
himself for me. With confident faith I commend my 
soul to thee, most merciful God, my Creator. Thou 
wilt not forsake me while I live in this world ; thou 
wilt in mercy remember all my household ; and when 
my last hour shall come, thou wilt redeem me from 



180 THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK. 

all evil, and bring me to thy heavenly kingdom. 
Cause now this heavenly food so to strengthen and 
keep me, in faith and love, in patience and hope, that 
I may with childlike trust submit to thy fatherly will, 
give praises to thy holy name even under trials and 
sufferings, and living or dying, continue thine for ever 
in body and soul, through Jesus Christ, my Saviour. 
Amen. 

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee ; 

The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be 
gracious unto thee. 

The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and 
give thee peace. Amen. 



VI. 

iire #nttr for tfo lurM of the §tU. 



The order of the parts of the Burial Service may be varied as circumstances 
require. At the house of the deceased, if the Service is begun there, or at the 
place of Burial, the Minister shall say : 

T AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord : 
-!- he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet 
shall he live : and whosoever liveth and believeth in 
me, shall never die. 

We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain 
we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the 
Lord hath taken away ; blessed be the name of the 
Lord. 

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from 
henceforth : Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest 
from their labors ; and their works do follow them. 

If the Service is begun at the house of the deceased, a verse may now be sung, 
after which the Minister may say : 

ET us now attend the mortal remains of our de- 
-*■** ceased brother, [sister, child,] in christian order, 
to their last resting place. 

If an address is made at the grave, it may now follow. The Minister, standing 
at the grave, shall then say: 

IVTAN, that is born of woman, is of few days, and 
^J- full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, 
and is cut down : he fleeth also as a shadow, and con- 
tinueth not. 

In the midst of life we are in death : of whom may 
we seek for succor, but of thee, Lord, who for our 
sins art justly displeased ? 

Yet, Lord God most holy, Lord most mighty, 

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182 THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 

holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into 
the bitter pains of eternal death. 

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts ; shut 
not thy merciful ears to our prayers ; but spare us, 
Lord most holy, God most mighty, holy and 
merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, 
suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, 
to fall from thee. 

After the corpse is laid in the grave the Minister shall say : 

"FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God, in 
-*- his wise providence, to take out of this world the 
soul of our deceased brother, (sister,) we therefore 
commit his (her) body to the ground ; earth to earth, 
ashes to ashes, dust to dust ; in the sure and certain 
hope of the resurrection to eternal life, through our 
Lord Jesus Christ, who shall change our vile body, 
that it may be like unto his glorious body, and receive 
us into his eternal kingdom. 

If the Burial Service is to be continued and ended in the Church, a portion of 
a Hymn shall be sung, when the Minister shall say one or more of the Collects here 
following, after which all shall go to the Church. The following Scripture Les- 
sons are suitable to be read in the church; 1 Thess. iv. 13-18. 1 Cor. xv. 20-57. 
2 Cor.v. 1-10. Rev. vii. 9-17. Jobxix. 25-27. Psalms xxxi., xxxiv., xxxix., xlii. 
Ixxi., Ixxiii, xc, cxxxix. John v. 24-29. vi. 37-40. xi. 1-44. Luke vii. 11-25. 
Mat. ix. 18-25. 



OGOD, our heavenly Father, who hast taught us by 
thy holy Apostle, not to be sorry, as men without 
hope, for those who sleep in Jesus ; mercifully grant 
unto us, that after this life, we may be received, with 
all those who are departed in the true faith, into thy 
everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



ALMIGHTY God, who by. the death of thy Son 
hast abolished sin and death, and by his resur- 



THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 183 

rection has brought life and immortality to light, to 
the end that we should be delivered from the dominion 
of the devil, and that by the power of the same resur- 
rection, our mortal bodies should be raised up from the 
dead, and live with thee in thy kingdom ; mercifully 
grant, that with our whole heart we may believe this 
comfortable truth, and finally, with all thy saints, come 
to the blessed resurrection of the just; through the 
same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth 
with thee and the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 



f\ LORD Jesus Christ, who wilt come again in 
^^ glorious majesty, to judge the quick and the dead, 
and whose voice all who sleep in the graves shall hear, 
and come forth, either to the reward of life eternal, or 
to the sentence of condemnation ; we humbly beseech 
thee that thou wouldst be gracious unto us, and raise 
us up unto eternal life, so that we may receive that 
blessing which thou shalt then pronounce to all who 
love and fear thee, saying : Come, ye blessed of my 
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the 
foundation of the world. And to thee be praise, for 
ever and ever. Amen. 

4. 

INTERNAL and unchangeable God, by whose provi- 
-" dence we have been called to witness this instance 
of mortality, and in whose hand is the life of every 
human being: enable us, we beseech thee, to lay to 
heart the serious lessons, which are now addressed to 
us. Teach us so to number our days, that we may 
apply our hearts unto wisdom, set our affections upon 
the things which are above, perform without delay 
the great work which thou hast given us to do, live 



184 THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 

by the faith of thy Son, and habitually look forward 
to his second coming. Comfort and support the spirits 
of thy servants, who mourn over this afflicting dispen- 
sation. Let their hearts be stayed upon thee, and 
rejoice in the precious discoveries of thy word. And 
let them find by their own experience, that all things 
work together for good to them that love thee. Amen. 

THE BENEDICTION. 



VII. 

Ihc ©rd*r far the installation of ify dfhuwh 

(JLauntiL 

rvEAR Brethren : You have been duly elected by 
■U the members of this Church as its officers. As 
your brethren have thus shown that they confide in 
your readiness to discharge with fidelity the offices to 
which you have been chosen, in a manner satisfactory 
to themselves, and consistent with your christian ob- 
ligations, and so as you will desire to have done when 
God shall call you to your last account, I now ask 
your attention to a brief statement of your official 
duties. 

I. The duties of Elders are these : 

1. They shall set before the Church a truly chris- 
tian example. 

2. They shall take care that evangelical doctrine 
and christian discipline are maintained and perpetuated 
in the Church. 

3. They shall visit the schools of the Church from 
time to time, and see that good order is observed in 
them, and that the children are properly instructed. 

4. When discord and controversies arise, they shall 
endeavor, as far as possible, to reconcile the parties 
concerned, and to restore peace. 

5. If the Pastor desire it, they shall accompany 
him in his visits to the sick. 

6. They shall see that all the temporal affairs of 
the Church are duly attended to and administered, 
and aid in the execution of any measures adapted to 
promote its well-being. 

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186 THE INSTALLATION OF THE CHURCH COUNCIL. 

II. The duties of Deacons are these : 

1. They shall set the Church an example of a truly 
christian life. 

2. They shall render all necessary aid in the ser- 
vices of the sanctuary, and especially in the adminis- 
tration of the Lord's Supper. 

3. They shall take up all collections in the Church, 
and pay the sums collected to the Treasurer, as often 
as he may consider it necessary for the good of the 
Church. 

4. It shall be their duty to see, that according to 
Christ's command, the minister of the Church be pro- 
perly supported. And lastly, that all things connected 
with the public worship of God, be done decently and 
in order. 

III. The duties of Trustees, if the Congregation have 
such officers, are these : 

1. They shall endeavor, by the help of God, to set 
their own household and the Congregation, a worthy 
example by their Christian walk and conversation. 

2. They shall take care that the property of the 
congregation is not injured or destroyed, and that the 
Church building is kept in good repair. 

3. They shall see that the deeds, and other import- 
ant papers of the Church, are carefully preserved. 

4. That the debts of the Church, if it have any, 
are diminished and removed, in the manner most con- 
sistent with the interests of the Church. 

"VTOU have thus heard, my brethren, what are the 
-*- duties that pertain to your respective offices. In 
order that the congregation may be certified of your 
willingness to perform them to the best of your ability, 
you will now in the presence of God make known this 
your willingness by saying: I 'will. 
Let us pray. 



THE INSTALLATION OF THE CHURCH COUNCIL. 187 

[" ORD Jesus Christ, who art the chief Shepherd 
*-r and Bishop of that flock which thou hast pur- 
chased with thy blood, we thank thee that thou hast 
established thy Church upon the earth, and that amidst 
many persecutions and violent assaults, thou hast 
hitherto protected it against the gates of hell, and 
more and more extended it among men. We thank 
thee that we also have been born within this Church, 
and been invited through thy gospel to the blessed- 
ness of communion with thee ; that we are in the en- 
joyment of the means of grace, and of the operations 
of thy Holy Spirit. We thank thee that thou con- 
tinuest to dispose men to labor in thy Church, and 
faithfully to provide for its temporal and its spiritual 
welfare. Blessed Saviour, it is the Church which 
thou hast purchased with thy blood. Continue to 
bless and preserve it we beseech thee ; and let thy 
word dwell in thy people richly in all wisdom, and 
make it powerful to carry on thy work of grace in 
our souls. Vouchsafe thy grace and favor unto these 
brethren who have been duly elected to important 
offices in this Church, and who are now before thee, 
in order to take upon them the solemn responsibilities 
of their several stations. Enlighten and guide them 
by thy Holy Spirit, that they may know thy mind, 
and that their services to the Church may redound to 
its good and to thy praise. Fill their hearts with 
love to thee, to thy word, and to their brethren whom 
they are to instruct by their example, and to aid by 
their counsels and their active services ; that so, ever 
seeking help from thee by faith, they may with 
alacrity and cheerfulness, perform the duties of the 
several offices to which they have been set apart. 
Hear, Lord, and answer our prayers, for the sake 
of that love wherewith thou lovest us. Amen. 

The Minister, giving his right hand to each, shall say : 



188 THE INSTALLATION OF THE CHURCH COUNCIL. 

WISH you the blessing and guidance of God in 
-*- the exercise of your office. May the Lord direct 
and assist you by his Holy Spirit ; may he counsel 
and strengthen you in all your undertakings, and en- 
courage you to labor diligently for the prosperity of 
this Church, and to fulfill with fidelity your respec- 
tive duties. And be assured that he who is faithful 
and just to reward those who serve him with upright- 
ness and fidelity, will bless your labors, and grant you 
in time and eternity, a recompense, according to his 
great goodness. Depart in peace. 

The Minister, turning now to those who are going out of office, shall say : 

ADDRESS myself to you, dear brethren, who are 
-■- now retiring from office, and tender you the thanks 
of the congregation, for the faithfulness and zeal which 
you have manifested in its service. That the Lord 
may bless and reward you, is the sincere wish and 
prayer of us all. 



VIII. 

§\u #rder for the (©peninjj and the Classing 
of the jSpol 

Collect to be used afer the Collect for the day at the Morning Service which 
precedes the Opening of Synod. 

A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, we hum- 
-"- bly beseech thee, with thy favor to behold thy 
servants, here assembled, to prepare for holy and im- 
portant labors in behalf of thy Church. Without 
thee we can do nothing ; grant us therefore thy grace 
and strength, and let thy blessing so rest upon our 
endeavors, that they may tend to thy honor, and to 
the furtherance of thy kingdom on earth. 

Lord Jesus Christ, thou Lord and Head of the 
Church, who hast promised to be with us alway, even 
unto the end of the world ; make thy glorious pre- 
sence now manifest among us, and do thou so govern 
and strengthen all the ministers and members of thy 
Church, by the power of thy grace, that both in word 
and deed, they may cheerfully and steadfastly con- 
fess thy name before the world. 

Holy Spirit, thou Spirit of the Father and the 
Son, descend upon us with thy heavenly gifts ; send 
out thy light and thy truth, let them lead us in all 
our ways, that we may not dread the account, which 
we shall have to render to the Judge of the living and 
the dead. 

Most holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
be favorable unto us, and prosper thy work in our 
hands. Save now, we beseech thee, Lord : Lord, 
we beseech thee, send now prosperity. Amen. 



190 THE MEETING OF SYNOD. 

§he ©pemnjg of the £gmul. 

A Hymn of Invocation of the Holy Spirit, or any suitable Hymn shall be 
sung, after which shall be said as follows : 

The President: 

The Lord be with you. 

The Members of the Synod shall answer : 

And with thy Spirit. 

The President: 

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord our God. 

The Members of the Synod shall answer: 

Heaven and earth are full of his glory. 

The President: 

Let us pray : 

XTOLY art thou, Lord, heavenly Father, who 
-■"■- dwellest in the high and holy place ; we are un- 
holy and wait for thy salvation. Grant us now that 
grace which thou hast promised, which thy Son has 
purchased, which thy Holy Spirit conveys, and which 
all those who earnestly beseech thee therefor, shall 
assuredly receive. We humble ourselves before the 
throne of thy grace in lowliness of heart, and implore 
of thee, the gifts of thy Holy Spirit, the Spirit of 
truth and of wisdom, of power and of might, of love 
and of concord. May he remove all self-sufficiency 
and all arrogance from us, the ministers of thy Church 
and heralds of thy gospel, and keep us from being led 
astray through selfishness and sinful desires. May 
he sanctify us through thy truth. May he so reign 
and rule within us, that we, being filled with strength 
and courage, may continually seek after this one 
thing : to do thy holy will, to glorify thy Son, and to 
build up thy kingdom. May he himself make inter- 
cession for us, with groanings which cannot be uttered, 



THE MEETING OF SYNOD. 191 

and direct us in all our deliberations and decisions to 
Jesus Christ, who ever liveth and reigneth with thee 
and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. 

The Members of Synod shall say : 

Amen. 

Then shall the First Assistant, followed by the Members of Synod, say : 

T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker 

-*- of heaven and earth. 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord ; Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin 
Mary ; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 
dead, and buried ; He descended into hell ; The third 
day he rose again from the dead ; He ascended into 
heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the 
Father Almighty ; From thence he shall come to 
judge the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The holy Christian 
Church, the Communion of Saints ; The forgiveness 
of sins ; The Resurrection of the body ; And the life 
everlasting. Amen. 

Then shall the Second Assistant, followed by the Members of Synod, say : 

OUR Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed be thy 
name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this day our daily 
bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into 
temptation ; But deliver us from evil ; For thine is 
the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

The President : 

HAVING therefore, clear brethren, boldness to 
enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, and 
having an high priest over the house of God ; let us 
draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, 



192 THE MEETING OF SYNOD. 

having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. 
And let us hold fast the profession of our faith with- 
out wavering ; for he is faithful that promised. And 
let us consider one another, to provoke unto love, and 
to good works. 

DO hereby open this Synod, in accordance with 
-■- the usage and principles of our Evangelical Lu- 
theran Church ; for the glory of God, for the welfare 
of the Church of Jesus Christ, and for the edification 
of all who believe in his name ; In the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
Amen. 

The Lord be with us, that we may prove what is 
that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. 

The Members of the Synod shall say : 

Amen. 



Wht (Oosinjg of tht ^pod 



A Hymn of praise and thanksgiving shall be sung, after which shall be said 
as follows : 

The President : 

give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good : 

The Members of Synod : 

And his mercy endureth for ever. 

The President : 

Let us pray : 

ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, who art the 
source of all light and of all truth, we give thanks 
unto thee, and laud thy holy name, that thou hast 
graciously granted us the assistance and comfort of 
thy good Spirit, to the end that we might be preserved 
from the blinding influence of error, worldly-minded- 



THE MEETING OF SYNOD. 193 

ness, and vanity. And we pray that thy Spirit may 
continue so to rule and govern us, that strong in the 
power of faith, and unmovable in steadfastness of 
heart, we may persevere in thy work, and may always 
be found as faithful laborers in thy vineyard, and as 
fearless confessors of thy truth, unto the day of the 
coming of thy Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
Christ. 

The Members of Synod shall say: 

Amen. 

The President: 

DO now close this Synod, in the name of the 
*r Lord. And now, dear brethren, let us stand fast 
in the love of Christ, that when he comes again in his 
glory, we may not be put to shame, but rejoice before 
him. 

The First Assistant , follotved by the Members of Synod, shall say : 

T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker 
-*- of heaven and earth. 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord ; Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin 
Mary ; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 
dead, and buried ; He descended into hell ; The third 
day he rose again from the dead ; He ascended into 
heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the 
Father Almighty ; From thence he shall come to judge 
the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Christian 
Church, the Communion of Saints ; The forgiveness of 
sins ; The Resurrection of the body ; And the life 
everlasting. Amen. 

The Second Assistant, followed by the Members of Synod, shall say : 

/^\UR Father, who art in heaven ; Hallowed be thy 
^^ name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this day our daily 
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194 THE MEETING OF SYNOD. 

bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into 
temptation ; But deliver us from evil ; For thine is 
the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

The President : 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of 
God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with 
you all. 

The Members of Synod shall say : 

Amen. 

Luther's Hymn, "i safe stronghold our God is still" or another Hymn of 
like import may then be sung. 



IX. 

2% #rkr of (Mhration to the #jjty of the 
JPtiiustrg. 

Ordination usually takes place before the assembled Synod, but should any 
Congregation desire that its Minister be ordained in the Church where he is 
called to serve, and be willing to bear the costs, the request should be granted. 
If the Officers of Synod cannot attend the Ordination, the President shall appoint 
a Committee for this purpose. A sermon on the office of the ministry should be 
preached ; if this cannot be done, an address at the Altar should precede the 
Ordination. 

After the sermon, a Hymn of invocation of the Holy Spirit should be sung. 
At the close of the Hymn, the Ordaining Minister and the Assistants shall go to 
the Altar, and the persons to be ordained shall stand before it. The Ordaining 
Minister shall say : 

IN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
the Holy Ghost. 

Or this : 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of 
God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with 
you all. 

V\ EARLY Beloved, forasmuch as the Lord, of his 
-*-^ great goodness, has called these Christian brethren 
here present, to be Ministers of his Church, we have 
assembled, that in accordance with apostolic usage, 
we may ordain and consecrate them, by the laying on 
of hands, and prayer. Before we proceed to this 
solemn act of consecration, we will set before you, 
dear brethren in the Lord, what the Scriptures teach 
concerning the office of those, who are called to be 
faithful preachers of the word, and to have the care of 
souls, that ye may know how to approve yourselves as 
servants that need not be ashamed before the Lord, 
the chief Shepherd of his sheep. 



196 ORDINATION. 

Our Lord Jesus Christ, after his resurrection, said 
to his disciples, (John xx. 21,) Peace be unto you : 
as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 

When he was about to ascend into heaven, he said 
unto them, (Mat. xxviii. 18,) All power is given unto 
me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and 
teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; 
teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have 
commanded you : and lo, I am with you alway, even 
unto the end of the world. 

And when he ascended up far above all heavens_, 
that he might fill all things ; he gave some, apostles ; 
and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, 
pastors and teachers ; for the perfecting of the saints, 
for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the 
body of Christ. (Eph. iv. 10.) 

Therefore the office of the ministry of reconcilia- 
tion, the office of the Spirit whose work it is to justify, 
to renew, and to save, was instituted by the Lord 
himself. Not that they are sufficient of themselves 
to hold this Office of the New Testament, but their 
sufficiency is of God. They are ambassadors for 
Christ; as though God did beseech you by them; and 
they have received from God a ministration of exceed- 
ing glory. 

They should therefore adorn their ministry in all 
things, as St. Paul the apostle writes to Timothy and 
Titus. A bishop must be blameless, the husband of one 
wife; one that ruleth well his own house, having his 
children in subjection with all gravity ; (for if a man 
know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take 
care of the Church of God?) not self-willed, not soon 
angry, vigilant, sober, not given to wine, no striker, not 
greedy of filthy lucre, of good behavior, temperate, just, 
holy, given to hospitality, a lover of good men, not a 



ORDINATION. 197 

brawler, not covetous, but patient, not a novice, lest 
being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation 
of the devil, apt to teach, holding fast the faithful word 
as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound 
doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. 
Moreover, he must have a good report of them which 
are without ; lest he fall into reproach and the snare 
of the devil. He must be an example of the believers, 
in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, 
in purity. He must give attendance to reading, to 
exhortation, to doctrine ; and not neglect the gift that 
is in him, which was given him by prophecy, with the 
laying on of the hands of the presbytery. He must 
meditate upon these things, and give himself wholly 
to them ; that his profiting may appear to all. He 
must take heed unto himself, and unto the doctrine, 
and continue in them : for in so doing he shall both 
save himself and them that hear him. The same 
blessed apostle has briefly set forth all these things 
in his charge to the elders at Ephesus, Acts xx. 28, 
where he says: Take heed therefore unto yourselves, 
and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost 
hath made you overseers, to feed the Church of God, 
which he hath purchased with his own blood. 

From all these things ye learn to how high a dignity, 
and to how weighty an Office and charge, ye are call- 
ed ; and that it is most certainly true, what the apostle 
saith : If a man desire the office of a bishop, he de- 
sire th a good work. Forasmuch then as your Office 
and work is of so great difficulty, and ye are not able 
of yourselves faithfully to fulfill it, so as shall be well 
pleasing to God, and to the edification of the Church ; 
we exhort you to put your trust in the almighty grace 
of Jesus Christ our Lord, and to comfort yourselves 
with his help. They that wait upon the Lord shall 
renew their strength. And he who has promised to 

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198 ORDINATION. 

be with us alway, even unto the end of the world, 
will uphold you, and prosper you, in that whereunto he 
has sent you. And may he, whose strength is made 
perfect in our weakness, now give you grace, with 
pure lips, and sincere hearts, to make that confession 
which the Church has authorized us to ask of you. 
To this end lift up your hearts unto God, and say : 

"FEATHER, of our Lord Jesus Christ, I beseech thee 
-*- to strengthen me now by thy good Spirit, that 
with gladness and sincerity of heart, I may confess 
my purpose to serve thee in doctrine and life; so that 
ever hereafter this hour may be blessed unto my soul. 
Out of the depths do I cry unto thee, Lord. Lord, 
hear my voice : let thine ears be attentive to the voice 
of my supplications. I wait for the Lord, my soul 
doth wait, and in his word do I hope. Amen. 

T NOW demand of you, beloved brethren in the 
-*- Lord, in the presence of God and our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and also of this christian assembly : Whether 
you are now ready, after due consideration, to take 
upon you this holy Office, and as God shall give you 
strength, to execute and discharge the same, in such 
manner as shall be well pleasing to the Lord and 
Chief Shepherd of the Church ? Will you preach the 
pure word of God, in accordance with the true under- 
standing of the same, as set forth in the Confessions 
of our Church ; and will you, by the grace of God, set 
to others the example of a godly life ? If you so 
purpose, confess it before God, and this christian 
congregation, by your solemn assent. 



The persons to be ordained shall then say . 
(one after the other) 



Y 



ES, with my whole heart, the Lord helping me, 
through the power and grace of his Holy Spirit. 



ORDINATION. 199 

Then shall the Ordaining Minister say : 

"YTOU have witnessed a good confession before many 
-*- witnesses, whereunto we say, Yea and Amen. 
Kneel down before the omnipresent God, and receive 
with prayer and supplication this holy consecration. 

The persons to be ordained humbly kneeling, the Ordaining Minister shall say: 

TPON these solemn vows, which you have now 
^ taken upon you before God and men ; we beseech 
God, the Father of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus 
Christ, the only Lord of the harvest, that he would so 
replenish you with his Holy Spirit, that you may be 
fitted worthily to exercise this sacred Office. May 
he so strengthen and keep you, that you may give no 
offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed ; 
but in all things approve yourselves as the ministers 
of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, 
in distresses, in labors, in watchings, in fastings ; by 
pureness, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by kind- 
ness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the 
armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the 
left, by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good 
report ; as deceivers, and yet true ; as unknown, and 
yet well known ; as dying, and behold, ye live ; as 
chastened, and not killed ; as sorrowful, yet always 
rejoicing ; as poor, yet making many rich ; as having 
nothing, yet possessing all things. (2 Cor. vi.) — The 
Lord grant you grace to do and suffer the work of the 
gospel ministry, that in that great day ye may be 
ready to appear before the judgment seat of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, to give answer to the righteous 
Judge, to receive from his hand glory and honor and 
immortality, and to shine as the brightness of the 
firmament, and as the stars forever and ever. Amen. 

The Assisting Ministers shall say: 

Amen. Amen. 



200 ORDINATION. 

Then the Ordaining Minister, with the Assistants, shall lay their hands severally 
upon the head of every one to be ordained, the Ordaining Minister saying : 

WE now commit unto thee, by the imposition of 
our hands, the holy Office of the Word and the 
Sacraments of the Triune God ; we ordain and conse- 
crate thee to a Minister in the Church, in the name 
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 

The Assisting Ministers shall say : 

Amen. Amen. 

Then shall all the Ministers together say : 

/^TJR Father who art in heaven; Hallowed be thy 
^-^ name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this day our daily 
bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into 
temptation ; But deliver us from evil ; For thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

The Ordaining Minister alone shall then say : 

MOST merciful God, our heavenly Father, through 
the mouth of thy dear Son our Lord Jesus Christ, 
thou hast declared : " The harvest truly is great, 
but the laborers are few ; pray ye therefore the Lord 
of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into 
his harvest." In obedience to this thy command, we 
humbly and heartily beseech thee, plenteously to 
endow these thy servants, us, and all who are called 
to the Office and work of thy Ministry, with thy Holy 
Spirit, that we, together with a great multitude, may 
be thy faithful Evangelists, and continue steadfast 
against all the temptations of the world, the flesh, and 
the devil, to the end, that through our endeavors thy 
name may be hallowed, thy kingdom be extended, and 
thy will be done on earth. May it please thee to 
restrain and bring to nought all thy enemies, who 



ORDINATION. 201 

blaspheme thy name, and hinder thy kingdom; and 
wherever thy servants preach and labor, do thou bless 
their preaching, and prosper the work of their hands 
and hearts, to the praise of thy most holy name, and 
to the salvation of souls ; through thy dear Son our 
Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee 
and the Holy Ghost, world without end. 

The Congregation shall say : 

Amen. 

The Ordaining Minister shall then say to the persons ordained: 

GO then, and feed the flock of God which is among 
you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint 
but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; 
not as being lords over God's heritage, but being en- 
samples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd 
shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that 
fadeth not away. The Lord bless you from on high, 
and make you a blessing unto many, that you may 
bring forth fruit, and that your fruit may remain unto 
eternal life. 

The persons ordained shall say : 

Amen. 

Then shall be sung a Hymn of praise and thanksgiving. — If the Lord's Supper 
is administered, it shall now begin at the words of Institution. — If there is no 
communion, the services shall close with the Benediction. — //' the Ordination 
takes place in the Congregation of the person ordained he shall not preach at that 



X. 

2Htc (Srder for the Jnstallatton of a Jfttmstcr. 

If the Minister who is to be installed preaches on the occasion, the Installation 
should precede the sermon. But if the President of the Ministerium, or another 
Minister appointed by him, preaches, the Installation should follow the sermon. 
The officiating Minister shall begin the regular Sunday Morning Service, proceed- 
ing as far as the Collect for the day, after which, or instead of it, he shall say 
the Collect here following : 

Let us pray. 
TV/TO ST merciful God, our heavenly Father, who 
■*"- hast commanded us by the mouth of thy dear 
Son, that we should pray thee to send forth laborers 
into thy harvest ; we earnestly beseech thee to send 
unto us continually true teachers and ministers of thy 
word, and so to enlighten their minds with the know- 
ledge of thy truth, that they may faithfully make 
known the whole counsel of thy will ; that we being 
admonished, enlightened, nourished, comforted, and 
strengthened by thy heavenly and everlasting word, 
may in this present world do those things which 
please thee, and finally come to the enjoyment of eter- 
nal life ; through Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. 
Amen. 

Then shall the following Scripture Lessons be read instead of, or after, the 
Epistle and Gospel for the day: I Tim. in. 1-7. vi. 3-21. Acts xx. 28-31. 
John xx. 21-23. If the Minister installed preaches, now, if not, at the close of 
the sermon, the officiating Minister standing at the Altar shall say : 

TN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
-■- the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

BELOVED brethren, members of this christian 
Church: — We have been duly authorized to 
install as your Pastor and Teacher, N. N. our esteemed 
brother and fellow laborer in the service of our Lord 



INSTALLATION OF A MINISTER. 203 

Jesus Christ. Although we do not doubt that the 
Congregation have fully concurred in his election, it 
becomes us nevertheless to pay due regard to church 
order. Therefore, before we proceed to this Installa- 
tion, we desire to be duly certified by the Congregation, 
through its council, that you have chosen this brother 
to be your Pastor. 

This may vow be done according to previous arrangement, either by the delivery 
to the officiating Minister of a written call, or by the oral declaration of one or 
more of the Church-council appointed for this purpose. Then shall the officiating 
Minister say : 

TX7E now proceed with pleasure to discharge the 
* » duty entrusted to us, and request our brother to 
present himself before the Altar. 

The Minister to be installed now presents himself before the Altar ; he should 
be accompanied by the members of the Church-council. 

T3ECEIVE then, dear brother, the holy Office to 
-*-^ which you have been duly chosen by this christian 
Congregation. Receive it with its privileges and 
its responsibilities. We all entertain the confident 
hope that you will discharge its duties with conscien- 
tious fidelity, in the sight of God and of men. You 
will preach the word of the Lord in its purity, from a 
heart animated by faith, and administer his ordin- 
ances with pure hands. You will persevere in your 
inquiries after truth, and aim to render every acquisition 
of knowledge conducive to the end of your office. While 
you seek to become all things to all men, you will 
make it the great aim of your labors to promote true 
and vital godliness, and to win souls to Christ. You 
will regard with special interest the lambs of your 
flock, taking care that they are early instructed in the 
doctrines of the gospel, that so they may be the plant- 
ing of the Lord, and flourish in the courts of our God, 
and thus not only attain their own salvation, but become 
a blessing to the Church. You will consider it the 



204 INSTALLATION OF A MINISTER. 

chief duty of your high calling, ever to accompany 
soundness of doctrine with holiness of life, setting to 
others a wholesome example of every christian virtue, 
thus showing by your whole walk and conversation, 
that you are truly a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. 
You have already in your secret prayer vowed 
unto God to perform all these duties ; and you will 
now announce this your purpose to the Congregation 
about to be committed to your charge. 

T THEREFORE ask you, before the omnipresent 
-*- God, the searcher of all hearts, at the sacred Altar 
of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in the presence of this 
christian Congregation ; are you firmly and earnestly 
resolved to fulfill all the duties of your holy Office with 
conscientious fidelity; Will you order all your instruc- 
tions according to the word of God in holy Scripture, 
and the Confessions of our Evangelical Lutheran 
Church founded on the same, and by your life and 
conversation show yourself a true minister of our Lord 
Jesus Christ? If this be your serious purpose, announce 
it to the Congregation by saying : 
Answer. Yes, by the help of God ! 

Then shall the officiating Minister say : 

rflHE Lord who hath heard your promise, grant unto 
■*- you strength and power to perform the same. May 
he at all times enlighten you by his Spirit, comfort 
you with his peace, and crown your labors in his name 
with abundant success. 

The officiating Minister, then turning to the Congregation, shall say : 

Pi EAR brethren, members of this Congregation, 
**< receive your Pastor with that respect and love 
to which he is justly entitled. You have yourselves 
chosen him as your Pastor ; and without your respect 
and love, he cannot prosecute the work of the Lord 
with success. Be mindful of the admonition of the 



INSTALLATION OF A MINISTER. 205 

Apostle : " Obey them that have the rule over you, 
and submit yourselves : for they watch for your souls, 
as they that must give account : that they may do 
it with joy and not with grief: for that is unprofitable 
for you." Receive him then with fixed purpose to do 
everything in your power to cause him, even in eter- 
nity, to bless the day that brought him among you. 
Duly regard his labors in your behalf, and esteem him 
very highly in love for his work's sake, and be peace- 
ably minded toward him, aiding and comforting him 
in his conflicts by your prayers. Happy the Congre- 
gation that rightly estimates the services of a faithful 
godly minister ; and happy the minister upon whom 
the Lord hath bestowed the privilege of laboring in 
such a Congregation. Let us now entreat the Lord, 
that the connection which has this day been formed, 
may be thus happy and blessed, to Pastor and Congre- 
gation. 

Prayer. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting Father; thou hast 
established a kingdom for thyself upon the earth. 
Thou hast founded for thyself, in thy Son Jesus, a 
holy Church, against which the gates of hell cannot 
prevail. It is thy gracious will that from this blessed 
institution, salvation to the souls of men shall go forth 
unto the end of days. Praise and adoration be unto 
thee, the Father of mercies, for this manifestation of 
thy goodness and grace. 

In this place also hath the holy Altar of thy Son 
been erected; this house hath been raised and set 
apart for the assembling together of a Congregation 
that profess his name, and unto which the word of his 
redemption is preached, and the fatness of thy house 
is dispensed. For this we render praise and thanks- 
giving unto thee. Glory be to thee for all the bless- 

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206 INSTALLATION OF A MINISTER. 

ings which the preaching of thy gospel in these thy 
courts, hath in clays past brought unto immortal 
souls. And peace be with all who have labored in 
thy service within this Congregation and been faithful 
in their labors. 

Our Father in Christ. Thou dost this day send 
another laborer into this thy harvest field. Thou dost 
command him to spread thy heavenly light, to invite 
men to thy heavenly consolations; in Christ's stead to 
beseech those whom he has redeemed: "Be ye recon- 
ciled unto God." Look down in mercy upon him, 
that he may fulfill his holy office here to the praise of 
thy glorious name. Replenish him with all those thy 
gifts which are requisite to the faithful and successful 
execution of his office. Support him in all his endea- 
vors by thy mighty power, and crown his sincere 
efforts with blessed success. Give him strength to be 
faithful to his high calling, even amid difficulties and 
opposition. And when at last his work on earth is 
ended, may he as a faithful servant enter into the joy 
of his Lord. 

Lord, bless this Congregation. Bless the officers 
and all the members of the Church. Preserve thine 
Altar perpetually in their midst, and ever keep alive 
upon it thy holy fire. May thy word and sacraments 
be continued unto them in their purity, and the peace- 
ful kingdom of thy Son so flourish and prosper, that 
all who worship thee in this place may in the end find 
their names written in the Lamb's book of life. 

Lord our God, who doest more than we can ask 
or think, fill us all with thy grace. thou God of peace, 
sanctify us wholly, that our whole spirit and soul and 
body may be preserved blameless unto the coming of 
our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

A ITymn shall now he sung, after which the neivly installed Pastor, standing 
with his face to the Attar, shall say : 



INSTALLATION OF A MINISTER. 207 

Create in me a clean heart, God ; and renew a 
right spirit within me. 

Turning to the congregation, he shall say : 

The Lord be with yon. 

The Congregation shall answer : 

And with thy spirit. 

The Minister: 

Let us pray. 

"IV/TOST merciful God, our heavenly Father; give, 
JjlL we beseech thee, unto me, and unto this Con- 
gregation, thy holy Spirit, and christian faithfulness 
and wisdom. Make me a diligent and worthy teacher 
and servant of thy divine word, and thus build up and 
bless thy Church ; to the end that we, being admon- 
ished, enlightened, nourished, comforted and strength- 
ened by thy heavenly and everlasting word, may 
persevere in the profession of thy name, unto the end ; 
through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall he pronounce : 

The Benediction. 



XI. 

(§he #rdfr for the Jfajnnjj of the (!{>onwr-jlfone 
of a ChuKh. 



The Ministers and the Church- Council shall go up, in procession, to the place 
where the Church is to be erected, saying the following Psalm : 

Psalm cxxii. 

WAS glacl when they said unto me, Let us go into 
-*- the house of the Lord. 

2. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, Jeru- 
salem. 

3. Jerusalem is builcled as a city that is compact 
together : 

4. Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, 
unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the 
name of the Lord. 

5. For there are set thrones of judgment, the 
thrones of the house of David. 

6. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : they shall 
prosper that love thee. 

7. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within 
thy palaces. 

8. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will 
now say, Peace be within thee. 

9. Because of the house of the Lord our God I will 
seek thy good. 

The officiating Minister, standing near the Corner-stone, shall then say : 

T)ELOVED in the Lord, — It is decent, and proper, 
■*-* and in accordance with the Holy Scriptures, that 
in all our doings we should look up to Almighty God, 
the Father of lights, from whom cometh down every 
good gift, and every perfect gift, and beseech him to 



LAYING OF THE CORNER-STONE. 209 

direct us by his good Spirit, and to prosper the work 
of our hands with his most gracious help. Especially, 
therefore, when we are now assembled to commence 
a house which is to be set apart to his honor and ser- 
vice, and in which his holy name is to be worshipped, 
his word to be proclaimed, and his sacraments admin- 
istered, by the ministry whom he hath commissioned, 
let us humbly and devoutly supplicate his assistance, 
protection, and blessing. 

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art always 
-£*- more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont 
to give more than either we desire or deserve ; pour 
down upon us the abundance of thy mercy, forgiving 
us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and 
giving us those good things which we are not worthy 
to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus 
Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen. 

P^IRECT us, Lord, in all our doings, with thy 
J-^ most gracious favor, and further us with thy con- 
tinual help ; that in all our works begun, continued 
and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy name ; 
and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then shall the Ministers and all the people say : 

/^VUR Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed be thy 
^^ name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this day our daily 
bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into 
temptation ; But deliver us from evil ; For thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

Then shall the builders lay the stone in order ; the officiating Minister may 
read the inscription, and mention the articles to be placed in it, and deposit them 
in the stone. When the stone is set in order and closed, the Minister shall say : 

Our help is in the name of the Lord ; 

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210 LAYING OF THE COKNKR-STONE. 

The people shall answer: 

Who made heaven and earth. 

The Minister : 

Except the Lord build the house, they labor in 
vain that build it. 

Then the Minister striking the stone three times with a hammer, shall say : 

IN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

I lay the Corner-stone of an edifice to be here 

erected, by the name of Evangelical Lutheran 

Church, and to be devoted to the service of Almighty 
God, agreeably to the principles of the Evangelical 
Lutheran Church in its doctrines, ministry, liturgy, 
rites and usages. 

Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, 
which is Jesus Christ — who is God over all, blessed 
for ever ; — in whom we have redemption through his 
blood, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the 
riches of his grace. Amen. 

The Minister shall say : 

Lord, open thou our lips. 

The people shall answer: 

And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. 

Then shall the Minister and all the people say : 

T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of 
-■- heaven and earth. 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord ; Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin 
Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 
dead, and buried ; He descended into hell ; The third 
day he rose again from the dead ; He ascended into 
heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the 
Father Almighty ; From thence he shall come to 
judge the quick and the dead. 



LAYING OF THE CORNER-STONE. 211 

I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The holy Christian 
Church, the Communion of Saints ; The forgiveness of 
sins ; The Resurrection of the body ; And the life 
everlasting. Amen. 

Minister: 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost; 

Congregation : 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. 

Minister: 

Praise ye the Lord. 

Congregation : 

Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. 
Hallelujah. 

Then shall be sung a Hymn of praise, after which the Minister shall say : 

Let us pray. 

T)LESSED be thy name, Lord, that it hath pleased 
-"-* thee to put it into the hearts of thy servants to 
commence the erection of a building in which thy holy 
name is to be worshipped, and the messages of recon- 
ciliation are to be proclaimed, and the means of thy 
grace and our salvation to be administered. Prosper 
thou them, God, in this their undertaking ; pros- 
per thou their handywork. Give to the members of 
this Congregation, unity of council, purity of intention, 
and a supreme aim at the advancement of thy glory, 
in promoting the extension and interests of thy holy 
Church, appointed for the salvation of mankind. Guard 
by thy providence every thing which may appertain 
to the building which is now begun in thy fear, and 
in dependence on thy blessing. Excite the skill and 
animate the industry of the superintendents and work- 
men. Protect them from accident, and from danger. 



21'2 LAYING OF THE CORNER-STONE. 

And grant that all who are in any way connected 
with this temple to be made with hands, may seek 
those influences of thy Holy Spirit by which their 
souls will be made temples holy unto thee, and pre- 
pared for that city of the living God, which is eternal 
in the heavens. Animate us all who are here present, 
God of our salvation, with the same holy purpose ; 
that, seeking supremely thy mercy and favor, through 
thy Son our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, in the 
ordinances of thy sanctuary on earth, we may finally 
be admitted into the company of the redeemed, in the 
courts of the heavenly Zion. And hasten, we beseech 
thee, the time when thy Church, at unity in itself, 
shall serve thee in godly quietness, and when all who 
profess thy holy name, shall agree in the truth of thy 
holy word, when all shall be united as true members 
in the blessed unity of that holy body of which thy 
Son is the Head ; and glorifying thee in thy Church 
on earth, with one heart and one mouth, be finally 
numbered with thy saints in thy Church triumphant. 
All which we ask through the merits of the same thy 
Son Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee 
and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. 
Amen. 

Then may folio ic an 

Address. 

After which a Hymn shall be sung, during which a collection may he taken 
up. Then shall the Minister say : 

Let us pray. 

OMOST merciful God, gracious Father, we give 
thee most hearty thanks that thou hast counted 
us worthy to begin an edifice set apart for thy wor- 
ship ; and we beseech thee so to prosper our work by 
thy power and goodness, that it may be completed as 
it is now begun under thy favor and blessing, and 



LAYING OF THE CORNER-STONE. 213 

that soon a devout and joyful Congregation may be 
assembled here. Lord, let thy continual mercy 
cleanse and defend thy Church. thou, who art the 
protector of all that trust in thee, without whom no- 
thing is strong, nothing is holy : increase and multiply 
upon us thy mercy; that, thou being our ruler and 
guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that 
we finally lose not the things eternal. Grant this, 
heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake our Lord. 
Amen. 

The Benediction. 



XII. 

Stite (Drder for the Consecration of a (fhurfjj. 

The Ministers and the Church- council going up the aisle of the Church to the 
Altar, shall repeat the following Introit alternately, the officiating Minister one 
verse and the others another. 

Introit. 

TJ OW amiable are thy tabernacles, Lord of 
-*--*- hosts. 

R. My soul longeth, yea fainteth for the courts of 
the Lord : my heart and my flesh crieth out for the 
living God. For a day in thy courts is better than a 
thousand. — Ps. 84. 

2. Lift up your heads, ye gates ; even lift them 
up ye everlasting doors ; 

R. And the King of glory shall come in. 

3. Who is this King of glory? 

R. The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. — Ps. 
24. 

When the Ministers have entered within the rails of the Altar, the whole Con- 
gregation rising up shall sing or say the 

Gloria Patri. 

GLOPtY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to 
the Holy Ghost; 
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 

Then shall the officiating Minister say : 

The Lord be with you. 

Answer : 

And with thy spirit. 

Minister : 

Let us pray. 



CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 215 

A LMIG-HTY and everlasting God, thou art the 
-^*- King of glory ; and unto thee alone who dwellest 
in the high and holy place, be praise and adoration, 
from the host of heaven, and from all the dwellers upon 
earth ; we thy people come before thy divine presence 
on this day w T ith joyful hearts, to worship thee in this 
house which thou hast enabled thy servants to build, 
and in which thy name shall henceforth be recorded. 
Receive, we beseech thee, our humble thanksgiving, 
our cheerful praises, and our sincere adoration, as the 
first offerings which we here bring before the throne 
of thy Majesty. Send down thy holy Spirit upon us, 
that we may lift up holy hands and pure hearts unto 
thee. Let thy glory fill this house, and thy goodness 
appear unto thy servants, Lord our God, who livest 
and reignest for ever and ever, hear our prayer. — 
Amen. 

Then shall the officiating Minister say: 

V\ EARLY beloved in the Lord; for as much as 
-*-^ mankind in all ages and in all places have common 
wants and enjoy common mercies and blessings, it is 
therefore both reasonable and proper that they should 
unite with one another in the worship of the Lord of life 
and the Giver of all good. God our Creator has 
declared in his holy word, that such worship is accepta- 
ble and well-pleasing to him ; and his people have at all 
times experienced, that it is good to say to one another : 
" come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel 
before the Lord our Maker ; for he is our God : and we 
are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his fold." 
But for the worthy and profitable performance of 
this sacred duty, it is necessary, not only that special 
seasons, but also that particular places should be 
appropriated. Devout and holy men in all ages, have 
therefore esteemed the erection of houses for the 



216 CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 

public worship of God a good and profitable work. 
The erection of them is especially sanctioned by the 
divine appointment of the tabernacle and temple under 
the old dispensation ; the importance of frequenting 
them is enforced by the example of our blessed 
Saviour and the lessons of his apostles ; and the con- 
secration of them to the service of the Most High, or 
the separation of them from worldly and common uses 
is desirable, that when we meet together for religious 
purposes, no thought or emotion may be awakened by 
the place foreign to that great object. 

For such a consecration we are now assembled. 

Let us hear from the Holy Scriptures, in what 
manner in ancient time, the first temple of the only 
true God was dedicated. 

Then shall the Minister read 

1 Kings, viii. 22-30. 54-58. 
Hear also what the Apostle Paul saith in his Epistle 

to the 

Ephesiaxs, ii. 11-22. or 
Hebrews, x. 19-29. 

Then shall the Minister and Congregation say : 

The Apostles* Creed. 

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty. Maker of 
heaven and earth. 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son. our Lord; Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost. Born of the Virgin 
Mary ; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 
dead, and buried ; He descended into hell; The third 
day he rose again from the dead ; He ascended into 
heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the 
Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge 
the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Christian 
Church, the Communion of Saints ; The forgiveness of 



CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 217 

sins; The resurrection of the body; And the life 
everlasting. Amen. 

Then shall the officiating Minister say: 

AND now in this faith, and by the authority com- 
mitted unto us by the Church of Christ, and with 
up-lifted hearts to Almighty God, from whom cometh 
down every blessing ; We Ministers of the Church of 
Christ here assembled, do set apart and consecrate 
this edifice to a House of God, to a place of assembly 
for the Christian Church, under the name of N. N. 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, separating it henceforth 
from all unhallowed, ordinary and common uses. We 
do consecrate it with its pulpit, its altar, its baptismal 
font and all its parts to the honor of Almighty God 
our heavenly Father; for the offering up to him of 
praise and thanksgiving, of prayer and intercession. 
We consecrate it to the preservation and furtherance 
of the gospel of his only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus 
Christ, the enlightener and Redeemer of the world, 
that in it the word of the cross" may be preached 
according to the Confessions of our Evangelical Luth- 
eran Church, his holy Sacraments rightly administered 
to God's believing people, and his religion handed down 
to the latest generations. We consecrate it to the 
gracious work of the Holy Ghost, that in it, through 
his influence the hearts of men may be enlightened, 
sanctified and sealed unto salvation, and christian 
unity, love and happiness may be promoted. And to 
these holy purposes we set apart and consecrate this 
house, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Ministers and Congregation shall say: 

Amen. 

T3UT, in as much as the consecration of the temple 
^-* erected by human hands is vain and ineffectual, if 
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218 CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 

not followed by another consecration, even the conse- 
cration of those who intend to worship therein, I call 
upon all of ycu, who are here present, now to conse- 
crate yourselves anew with all you are and have to 
the service of our God. To him let our souls be 
consecrated with all their powers and affections, that 
they may be renewed after the image of him who hath 
created them in righteousness and true holiness ! To 
him let our bodies be consecrated, that they may be 
the temples of the Holy Ghost, and all their members 
and senses be vessels and instruments sanctified unto 
God ! To him let our calling and station in life be 
consecrated, that we may faithfully employ them in 
doing good and glorifying our Father which is in hea- 
ven ! To him let our whole life be consecrated, that 
every day may bear witness, that we have not received 
his grace in vain, but that we are living to his glory. 
Thus may the consecration of this house, be accom- 
panied by the consecration of ourselves. And let all 
the people say : Amen. 

Congregation : 

Amen. 

And now I beseech you, my Christian brethren, to 
accompany me with your prayers to the God of all 
grace, that he may grant his blessing to this good 
work. 

Let us pray. 

THOU art worthy, Lord, to receive glory and 
honor, for thou hast created all things, and by 
thee they are constantly supported and upheld. Great 
and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty ! 
just and true are thy ways thou King of Saints. Who 
shall not fear thee, and glorify thy name ? for thou 
only art holy; thou only art the Lord. All nations 
shall come and worship before thee, when the counsel 
of thy love hath been made known unto them. 



CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 219 

The heavens, yea, the heaven of heavens cannot 
contain thee : yet adored be thy name that thou art 
inviting us to communion with thyself, the everlasting 
fountain of light, love and joy. Adored he thy name, 
that it is life eternal to know thee, the only true God, 
and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. Adored be 
thy name, that thy service is perfect freedom, and that 
in keeping thy commandments there is great reward. 

Receive our thanks, Father of mercies, for dis- 
posing thy servants to erect this house for thine 
honor, and the edification of immortal souls. Be 
pleased to accept the consecration of it to thy service, 
to the religion of Jesus Christ thy Son, and to the 
operation of the Holy Spirit. Look down in mercy 
upon this sanctuary, to protect it from every danger ; 
and upon all who shall assemble here from time to 
time, to gladden them with thy blissful presence. 
Accomplish in their behalf, Lord thy promise to 
dwell in the midst of them, that thou mayest be their 
God, and that they may be thy people. May they 
always enter thy sanctuary with reverence, and never 
leave it without a blessing. And whatsoever they 
may here do in word or deed, may they do it in the 
name of the Lord Jesus. 

Grant, Lord, that all who shall be dedicated to 
thee in this house by the holy Sacrament of Baptism, 
and thus be received into the covenant of thy grace, 
may continue to be his true disciples ; and that all 
who shall here renew and confirm the vows made at 
their Baptism, may be enabled by thy Holy Spirit 
faithfully to fulfill the same, and to grow in grace unto 
the end. of their lives. 

Grant, Lord, that all who shall at this Altar cele- 
brate the atoning death* of their Mediator, by receiv- 
ing the blessed Sacrament of his body and blood, may 
be established in their faith, obtain remission of their 
sins and all other benefits of his passion. 



220 CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. 

Grant, Lord, that thy word may at all times be 
preached here in its purity and power ; that it may be 
received into honest and good hearts, and under the 
mighty influence of thy Holy Spirit bring forth abun- 
dantly the fruits of righteousness and godliness. 

Grant, Lord, that all who shall within these walls 
show forth thy praise, give thee thanks for thy mer- 
cies, confess to thee their sins, seek comfort of thee 
in all their sorrows and distresses, and implore thy 
blessing upon themselves and their fellow men, may 
worship thee in spirit and in truth ; that they may 
receive from thee forgiveness and thy blessing, that 
putting their whole trust in thee, they may go hence 
persuaded, that this is indeed a house of God and a 
gate of heaven. 

" Save now, Lord, we beseech thee ; send now 
prosperity. Let thy work appear unto thy servants, 
thy glory unto their children; and let the beauty of 
the Lord our God be upon us." And, "being built 
upon the foundation of the prophets and apostles, 
Jesus Christ himself the chief corner-stone, may we 
grow unto a holy temple in the Lord;" and finally by 
thy grace, be received into that temple not made with 
hands in which everlasting songs of praises ascend to 
thee. Amen, 

Then shall the Minister and Congregation say : 

The Lord's Prayer. 

OUR Father, who art in heaven ; Hallowed be thy 
name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this day our daily 
bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into 
temptation; But deliver us from evil; For thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

Then shall a Hymn he su?ig, after which the services shall be continued as in 
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